White House United Methodist Church

White House United Methodist Church
Location North of Orangeburg on U.S. Route 301, near Orangeburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°27′35″N 80°43′05″W / 33.459763°N 80.718082°W / 33.459763; -80.718082Coordinates: 33°27′35″N 80°43′05″W / 33.459763°N 80.718082°W / 33.459763; -80.718082
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1850
Architectural style Meeting House Style
NRHP Reference # 74001872[1]
Added to NRHP May 13, 1974

White House United Methodist Church, also known as the White Meeting House and White Church, is a historic Methodist church located near Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a one-story, rectangular frame meeting house style building. It houses the oldest Methodist congregation in Orangeburg County, dating back to the late 1780s. Francis Asbury visited the congregation in 1801 and 1803.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Brabham, William; Roger Gramling (January 4, 1974). "White House United Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. "White House United Methodist Church, Orangeburg County (U.S. Hwy. 301, Orangeburg vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 29 July 2012.


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