John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 101 E. Court Street in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.[2][3] The church was founded in 1866 by James R. Rosemond, who was a former slave.[4] It was originally named Silver Hill United Methodist Episcopal Church, and was renamed after John Wesley in 1902.[5]
Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church | |
Location | 101 E. Court St., Greenville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°50′52″N 82°23′55″W / 34.84778°N 82.39861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1899 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Vernacular |
NRHP reference No. | 78002514[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 20, 1978 |
The current building was built in 1899 and added to the National Register in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Stockton, Robert P.; Georgianna Graham; C.B. Gibson (August 17, 1977). "John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenville County (101 E. Court St., Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Places, National Register of Historic (1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471143451.
- ^ "Black History Month: John Wesley UMC played key role for Sterling High". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2018-12-19.