Taveau Church

Taveau Church

Taveau Church from the front
Location South of Cordesville on South Carolina Highway 44, near Cordesville, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°6′21″N 79°56′23″W / 33.10583°N 79.93972°W / 33.10583; -79.93972Coordinates: 33°6′21″N 79°56′23″W / 33.10583°N 79.93972°W / 33.10583; -79.93972
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 78002493[1]
Added to NRHP February 14, 1978

Taveau Church, also known as Tavou Church, is a historic church located near Cordesville, Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a small clapboard Classical Revival structure on a low brick pier foundation. It has a gable roof with a wooden bell tower. The front façade features a small pedimented portico supported by four slender wooden Doric columns.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. McNulty, Kappy; Elias Bull (March 8, 1977). "Taveau Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Taveau Church, Berkeley County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 44, Cordesville vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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