Prince Williams Parish Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Old Sheldon Church

Street Address:

919 Old Sheldon Church Road;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

470-049

Control Number:

U/13/470-049

Tax Number:

R700 019 000 0130 0000

Date Surveyed:

February 5 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1750

Historic Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

Ruins of a church; 4 walls, and porch columns, remain. No roof. 2 window openings on the front, 5 each on the sides. Window tops feature arched bricks. Two doorways--center front and center rear. Stepped up brick sections at top plate between window

Historical Information:

Prince William Parish established 1745; land for church donated by Elizabeth Bellinger in 1747, set on Tomotley Barony next to William Bull's Sheldon Plantation. Church built between 1752 and 1757. Burned 1779.

Source of Historical Information:

Rowland et al. The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina; National Register Files

Quadrangle Name:

Sheldon

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