St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Ridgeway, South Carolina)

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Northeast of Ridgeway on County Road 106, near Ridgeway, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°18′42″N 80°57′23″W / 34.31167°N 80.95639°W / 34.31167; -80.95639Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 80°57′23″W / 34.31167°N 80.95639°W / 34.31167; -80.95639
Built	1854, 1920 (brick veneer exterior added)
Architect	The Rev. John Dewitt McCollough
Architectural style	1854 Carpenter Gothic; 1920 Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	71000778 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 06, 1971

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building located northeast of Ridgeway, South Carolina, on County Road 106.^[2] Built of wood in 1854 in the Carpenter Gothic style, it was designed by the Rev. John Dewitt McCollough, who later became its rector. The exterior was painted a maroon color. In 1920, its exterior wood was covered by brick veneer, so that it appears today as a brick Gothic Revival style building on the outside while the interior retains its Carpenter Gothic features. A wing was added in the 1940s to create space for a parish hall and Sunday school.^[3]

On May 6, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

History of parish

St. Stephen's was founded in 1839 as a chapel of ease for St. John's Parish, Fairfield, and remained such until 1889 when it became a separate parish. Among its early rectors was the Rev. William Porcher DuBose, who served from 1865-1868.^[3]

References

External links

• South Carolina Department of Archives and History listing for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

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