Porter's Chapel A.M.E. Church
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
1515 Old Shell Rd.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-578
Control Number:
U/13/025-578
Tax Number:
R110 011 000 110A 0000
Date Surveyed:
May 8 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1925
Alteration Date:
circa 1945
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Religion
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Shiplap
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers with Fill
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Roof Materials:
V crimp metal
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
Signficant Architectural Features:
1 rectangular 1 x 4 bay frame church building w/front-facing gable roof; 3 x 1 bay rear addition w/gable roof, 1 enclosed porch at N side. Small rectangular bell tower at front of roof ridge has hipped roof &rectangular louvered vents. Former
Alterations:
Porch infill & rear addition
Historical Information:
not shown on 1870 Port Royal plat updated by A. O. Christensen in 1920; area not included on 1905, 1913 or 1924 Sanborn maps
Source of Historical Information:
historical maps referenced above
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort