St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church
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80 Meeting St. (at Broad St.), Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: | 32°46′33.91″N 79°55′50.74″W / 32.7760861°N 79.9307611°WCoordinates: 32°46′33.91″N 79°55′50.74″W / 32.7760861°N 79.9307611°W |
| Built: | 1751-1761 |
| Architect: | Unknown; Builder, Samuel Cardy |
| Architectural style: | Georgian |
| Governing body: | Private (St. Michael's Episcopal Church) |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000704 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | October 9, 1960[2] |
St. Michael's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church and the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is located at Broad and Meeting streets on one of the Four Corners of the Law, and represents ecclesiastical law. It was built in the 1750s by order of the South Carolina Assembly. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. It is still an active church in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.
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[edit] History
St. Michael's Church was built between 1751 and 1761 at the corner of Broad and Meeting streets on the site of the original wooden church built in 1681 by St. Philip's Church, It had been damaged in a hurricane in 1710 and a new St. Phillip's Church was built a few blocks away on Church Street. In 1727, what was left of the old wooden church was demolished.[3][4]
It is not known who designed St. Michael's, but it shows the influence of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, designed in the 1720s by James Gibbs. Samuel Cardy was the builder. The walls are of brick that was stuccoed over and painted white. The two-story portico facing Broad Street was the first of its size in colonial America and features Tuscan columns.[5]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960,[2][6] and it was included in the first promulgation of the National Register in 1966.[1]
[edit] Chimes
The church houses a clock[7] and bells dating from colonial times[8], whose tune is copied in many longcase clocks.
[edit] See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
- List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina
- St. Michael's Churchyard
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "St. Michael's Episcopal Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=528&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ St. Michael's Episcopal Church history
- ^ St. Philip's Episcopal Church history
- ^ South Carolina Department of Archives and History listing for Saint Michael's Episcopal Church
- ^ James Dillon (1978). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: St. Michael's Episcopal ChurchPDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1969PDF (32 KB)
- ^ http://www.stmichaelschurch.net/02b_music.php
- ^ http://www.stmichaelschurch.net/02c_history.php
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina) |
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church website
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church history
- Saint Michael's Episcopal Church, Charleston County (80 Meeting St., Charleston), including four photos, at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 80 Meeting Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC: 41 b&w photos, 4 color photos, 11 drawings, 16 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- [1] site history
- National Historic Landmarks Program listing for Saint Michael's Episcopal Church
- National Register listings for Charleston County
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church history
- Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
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