John's Island Presbyterian Church
John's Island Presbyterian Church is located in South Carolina
John's Island Presbyterian Church
John's Island Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
John's Island Presbyterian Church
Location10 miles west of Charleston on South Carolina Highway 20, Johns Island, South Carolina
Coordinates32°41′12″N 80°4′56″W / 32.68667°N 80.08222°W / 32.68667; -80.08222
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1719
Architectural styleColonial, "Meeting house" style
NRHP reference No.75001692[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 03, 1975

John's Island Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was founded in 1719 by Rev Archibald Stobo, a Church of Scotland minister.[2] It was remodeled in 1792 and extended in 1823. It is a T-shaped, frame meeting house-style church sheathed in clapboard.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "A 300 Year History".
  3. ↑ Dixon, Nenie; Elias B. Bull (May 2, 1975). "John's Island Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "John's Island Presbyterian Church, Charleston County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 20, John's Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 10 June 2012.


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