National Register of Historic Places

Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District

Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
Listed
December 6, 1984
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84000612

About this property

Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District is a national historic district located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. The property encompasses four buildings constructed between 1831 and 1845. They are the Liberty Universalist Church and three buildings associated with the Academy: a boarding house, a kitchen, and a school building. The buildings were constructed by the Feaster family. The Feaster family followed the family patriarch Andrew Feaster when he migrated from Lancaster County in eastern Pennsylvania to the Beaver Creek area in Fairfield County, South Carolina. In South Carolina, the Feasters were active in religious activities, first with the German Baptist Brethren and later with Christian Universalists. When Andrew Feaster died in 1821, his son John became the family patriarch. John Feaster oversaw the construction of the buildings now included in the national historic district. The construction of the church building in 1831 coincided with the formation of the South Carolina Convention of Universalists in November 1830. The academy buildings were constructed in 1845 as a commercial enterprise to provide educational facilities to area residents. The school has alternately been referred to as an "academy", "female seminary" and "boarding house". The grounds and buildings continue to be used for private yearly family reunions. The Historic District and related buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
34.50330, -81.35858

Categories

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Sources

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When was Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District listed on the National Register?

Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1984.

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Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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