National Register of Historic Places

Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church

Pacolet, Cherokee County, South Carolina
Listed
June 26, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000370

About this property

Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church, also known as Mulberry Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church and Mulberry Chapel, is a historic Methodist church located near Pacolet, Cherokee County, South Carolina. It was built about 1880, and is a one-story, vernacular Gothic Revival style frame church building. It is one of only a few extant African-American churches in South Carolina dating from the first 25 years after the American Civil War. Also on the property is a cemetery with approximately 20 marked graves and an additional 20 or more unmarked ones. Headstones date from 1888 to the 1960s. The most prominent figure associated with the cemetery is Samuel Nuckles, a former slave who served in the 1868 Constitutional Convention and represented Union County in the South Carolina House of Representatives during Reconstruction, between 1868 and 1872. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

582 Asbury Rd.
Pacolet, Cherokee County, South Carolina
34.93239, -81.65356

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Nearby Historic Sites

Nuckolls-Jefferies House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Pacolet Mill Office
Industrial
5.1 mi
Pacolet Mills Cloth Room and Warehouse
Industrial
5.1 mi
Pacolet Mills Historic District
Industrial
5.2 mi
Marysville School
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6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Cedar Spring
1780Revolutionary War
7.1 mi

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When was Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church listed on the National Register?

Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church?

Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church?

The period of significance for Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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