Providence Methodist Church

Providence Methodist Church
Location 4833 Old State Rd., Holly Hill, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°23′33″N 80°32′26″W / 33.392529°N 80.540493°W / 33.392529; -80.540493Coordinates: 33°23′33″N 80°32′26″W / 33.392529°N 80.540493°W / 33.392529; -80.540493
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1919 (1919)-1920
Architect Wilson, Charles Coker; Spencer, G.W.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 08001395[1]
Added to NRHP September 25, 2009

Providence Methodist Church, also known as Providence United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Holly Hill, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Charles Coker Wilson and built in 1919-1920. It consists of a sanctuary and rear educational/administrative wings in a modified cruciform plan. The front facade features a Neoclassical central tetrastyle portico with simplified Roman Doric order limestone columns, pilasters and entablature. It also features large stained glass Palladian windows. Also on the property is the contributing church cemetery.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Eric W. Plaag (September 2009). "Providence Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 2014.
  3. "Providence Methodist Church, Orangeburg County (4833 Old State Rd., Holly Hill )". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014.

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