Baptist Church of Beaufort
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
600 Charles St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-1073
Control Number:
U/13/025-1073
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0608 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 8 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1844
Alteration Date:
1961
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
masonry
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Brick built church aligned east/west with entrance from street east. Approached via classical porch with pedimented gable carried on two unfluted Doric columns set in antis. Porch has early York stone pavement. Pediment with glazed round window surmounte
Alterations:
steeple added to tower in 1961; 2 story extension to west under construction 1997, extensive restoration.
Historical Information:
Church built 1844 under direction of Deacon Joseph Hazel a local planter, Richard Fuller pastor. Designated Hospital # 14 during Civil War. The Baptist Church of Beaufort was officially chartered in 1804. The present church was built at a cost of $10,000
Source of Historical Information:
See also WPA Guide to Early American Homes. Historic Beaufort Foundation historic sites survey files.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort