Trinity Lutheran Church (Elloree, South Carolina) Explained

Trinity Lutheran Church
Location:390 Hampton St., Elloree, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.5331°N -80.5714°W
Built:1914
Architect:Johnson, J. Carroll; Summersett, W.B.
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:August 01, 2008
Refnum:08000721

Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located at 390 Hampton Street in Elloree, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1914, and is a one-story, granite Late Gothic Revival style cruciform plan church building. The building replaced a wood-frame church built in 1889 that was destroyed by fire in 1913 after being struck by lightning. It features 16 granite and limestone buttresses and distinctive custom limestone arched door and window surrounds.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holman . Patsy A. . Andy Chandler . Trinity Lutheran Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 15, 2007 . pdf . 29 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Trinity Lutheran Church, Orangeburg County (390 Hampton St., Elloree) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 29 July 2012.