National Register of Historic Places

Biggin Church Ruins

Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina
Listed
December 13, 1977
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77001215

About this property

The Biggin Church Ruins are the ruins of a church in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Biggin Church is its name in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. The ruins are about 2 mi (3 km) from Moncks Corner, South Carolina, near the intersection of South Carolina Highway 402 and State Highway 8-376. The church has been burned three times since it was first constructed in about 1711. It was the church of the parish of St. John's, Berkeley (Strawberry Chapel.) The ruins are from the church built in 1761 and its reconstruction in 1781. It was included in the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1977. UPDATE 11/2019: Biggin Church Ruins remain part of Strawberry Chapel’s land.

Location

Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina
33.21267, -79.96703

Categories

MILITARYRELIGIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Biggin Church Ruins listed on the National Register?

Biggin Church Ruins was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Biggin Church Ruins?

Biggin Church Ruins is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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