Tabernacle Baptist Church
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
911 Craven St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-1026
Control Number:
U/13/025-1026
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0796 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 15 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1840
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Timber framed church aligned north/south entered from street S. Structure end gabled, the S. gable fronted by 4 stage tower and steeple. At lowest level tower supported on 4 columns, the arrangement forming an entrance. Second stage is flared at base and
Historical Information:
TheTabernacle, a meeting house and lecture room, was built by Beaufort Baptist Church in 1840's perhaps on site of a praise house built before 1832. On 1 September 1863, Tabernacle Baptist Church was organized by Rev. Soloman Peck of Boston, Massachuset
Source of Historical Information:
Historic Resources of the Low Country, 1979 where designated 38BU1060. Historic Marker. Hillary Barnwell.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort