Mizpah Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located near Olar, Bamberg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a frame church sheathed in weatherboard and includes Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural elements. Surrounding the church is the church cemetery, which contains gravestones and iron Maltese cross markers for a number of Confederate veterans.[2][3]
Mizpah Methodist Church | |
 Mizpah Methodist Church, November 2012 | |
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| Location | Junction of U.S. Route 301 and S-5-31, near Olar, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°7′7″N 81°10′49″W / 33.11861°N 81.18028°W |
| Area | 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001531[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 2000 |
It was built in 1856 and added to the National Register in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Chandler, Andrew W.; Betty Jane Miller (June 30, 2000). "Mizpah Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Mizpah Methodist Church, Bamberg County (Int. of U.S. Hwy. 301 & State Rd. 31, Olar vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
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