McBee Methodist Church
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McBee Methodist Church in 2010
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| Location: | Conestee, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: | 34°46′0″N 82°21′10″W / 34.766667°N 82.35278°WCoordinates: 34°46′0″N 82°21′10″W / 34.766667°N 82.35278°W |
| Built: | 1842 |
| Architect: | John Adams |
| Architectural style: | Octagon Mode |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72001212[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 23, 1972 |
McBee Methodist Church, also known as McBee Chapel, is an historic octagonal-shaped yellow brick Methodist church building located on Main street in Conestee, Greenville County, South Carolina. Built in 1842, it was designed by wheelwright John Adams and named for Vardry McBee (1775-1864), the "Father of Greenville," who gave the money to build it.[2][3]
On March 23, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ South Carolina Department of History and Archives page on McBee Methodist Church
- ^ University of North Carolina Library: Inventory of the McBee Family Papers, 1754-1937
[edit] External links
- Waymarking page for McBee Chapel
- McBee Chapel Historical Marker
- McBee Chapel in Braymer Missouri started by family members
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- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Octagonal religious buildings in the United States
- Churches in Greenville County, South Carolina
- Methodist churches in South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Greenville County, South Carolina
- South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
