St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is a historic site in Frogmore, South Carolina on Saint Helena Island.[2][3]
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins | |
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| Nearest city | Frogmore, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′31″N 80°34′36″W / 32.37528°N 80.57667°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1740 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001777[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 06, 1988 |
The Anglican chapel was constructed in 1740 by planters on Saint Helena Island as a chapel of ease for parishioners who had difficulty traveling to worship at the Parish Church of St. Helena in Beaufort, South Carolina.[4] The ruins were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Powers, J. Tracy (February 19, 1988). "St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins, Beaufort County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 45, St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.heritagelib.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010.
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External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-590, "St. Helena Island Parish Church Ruins, Junction County Roads 45 & 37, Frogmore, Beaufort County, SC", 14 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
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