National Register of Historic Places

Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal

Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina
Listed
April 12, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72001188

About this property

The Church of the Holy Apostles is an historic Carpenter Gothic Former-Episcopal church located at 1706 Hagood Avenue in Barnwell, South Carolina. On April 13, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal. The Church of the Holy Apostles was organized on November 18, 1848. The church was built in 1856 and dedicated on March 11, 1857, The cemetery adjacent to the church dates from the same time. Burials include Johnson Hagood, a confederate general in the Second Battle of Fort Wagner where Robert Gould Shaw was killed leading the all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment, a defeat portrayed in the 1989 film Glory. The Church of the Holy Apostles is still an active parish in the Anglican Church in North America's Diocese of South Carolina. The Rev. William "Bill" Clarkson is the current rector. List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal

Location

1706 Hagood Ave.
Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina
33.23987, -81.36344

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Sources

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When was Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal listed on the National Register?

Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1972.

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Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal is recorded as the industrial era.

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