Union Church
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Port Royal Playhouse
Street Address:
1004 11th St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-539
Control Number:
U/13/025-539
Tax Number:
R110 010 000 0168 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 1 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1878
Alteration Date:
circa 1980
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Roof Materials:
raised seam metal
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
National Register Determination:
eligible
Signficant Architectural Features:
Rectangular 3 x 5 bay 1 frame church w/front-facing gable raised seam metal roof. Roof has two tier bell tower with belcast hipped roof and rectangular louvered vents. 1 porch at entrance bay with hipped roof. Central entrance with double pan
Alterations:
Alterations have typically been limited to the interior during its conversion to a playhouse. Despite these changes, the interior retains good integrity.
Historical Information:
According to a 5/11/1882 article in the Palmetto Post, this church building was constructed in 1878 "on a lot of land donated for the purpose by Mr. D. F. Appleton, and its cost in the rough was near $1,000. Since that time the building has been vastly i
Source of Historical Information:
"A Brief History of the Town of Port Royal, S.C.," Gerhard Spieler, 1992. Sanborn maps, 1905, 1912, & 1924
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort