Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal

Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal
Location

1706 Hagood Avenue

Barnwell, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°14′23″N 81°21′49.01″W / 33.23972°N 81.3636139°W / 33.23972; -81.3636139Coordinates: 33°14′23″N 81°21′49.01″W / 33.23972°N 81.3636139°W / 33.23972; -81.3636139
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1856
Architect Barbot & Seyle
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP Reference #

72001188

[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1972

The Church of the Holy Apostles is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 1706 Hagood Avenue in Barnwell, South Carolina.[2][3] On April 13, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal.[1]

History

The Church of the Holy Apostles was organized on November 18, 1848. The church was built in 1856 and dedicated on March 11, 1857 The cemetery adjacent to the church dates from the same time.[4] Burials include Johnson Hagood, a confederate general in the Second Battle of Fort Wagner where Robert Gould Shaw was killed leading the all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment, a defeat portrayed in the 1989 film Glory.

Current use

The Church of the Holy Apostles is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. The Rev. Robert Horn is the current rector.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Hornsby, Ben F. (July 12, 1971). "Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Church of the Holy Apostles, Barnwell County (1706 Hagood Ave., Barnwell)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Church of the Holy Apostles history
  5. ↑ Diocese of South Carolina church directory

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