St. Luke's Church (Pritchardville, South Carolina)

St. Luke's Church (Bull Hill Church; St. Luke's Methodist Church) is a historic church in rural Beaufort County, South Carolina located about four miles north of Pritchardville.[2]

St. Luke's Church
St. Luke's Church (Pritchardville, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
St. Luke's Church (Pritchardville, South Carolina)
St. Luke's Church (Pritchardville, South Carolina) is located in the United States
St. Luke's Church (Pritchardville, South Carolina)
Nearest cityPritchardville, South Carolina
Coordinates32°16′24″N 80°57′0″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1824
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.87001951[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1987

The original Episcopal congregation worshipped about a half mile away in a 1786 building built on land donated by John Bull. In 1824 the present building was constructed on land contributed by John Guerard, on part of what had been Bull Hill Plantation. In 1857, the Church of the Cross was built in nearby Bluffton, and services were discontinued around that time. In 1875, the church was sold to the Methodists, who use it to the present day.[3]

The church is noted for its transitional architecture bridging the Georgian style of earlier South Carolina Episcopal churches and the rising Greek Revival style.[3] It is one of the oldest churches in the state built for Episcopal worship, and one of the few with intact slave galleries.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Piland, Sherry; Mary P. Powell; Colin Brooker (July 22, 1987). "St. Luke's Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. "St. Luke's Church, Beaufort County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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