St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Bradford Springs, South Carolina) Explained

St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Bradford Springs
Nearest City:Dalzell, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.1036°N -80.4258°W
Built:1840
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:April 17, 1996
Refnum:96000406

St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located in the High Hills of Santee, in the antebellum summer resort community of Bradford Springs in Lee County, South Carolina,[1] [2] about six miles north of Dalzell.

It is no longer an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, but the historic parish church is maintained by local descendants of the original members with assistance from the diocese.[1] [3]

History

Built in 1840 in what was then part of Sumter County, it is an early example of the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture. It is unusual among such churches in featuring a pointed arch window in its front gable rather than the customary circular rose window. On April 17, 1996, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Cemetery

St. Philip's Cemetery is included in the historic place designation. Buried there is the Rev. Charles Pinckney Elliott, the first rector of the church.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richardson . Katherine H. . St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Bradford Springs . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 30, 1995 . 22 July 2012.
  2. Web site: St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Lee County (Bradford Springs, Bradford Springs Rd., Dalzell vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 22 July 2012.
  3. http://www.dioceseofsc.org/mt/archives/cat_churches.html Diocese of South Carolina church directory