Welcome Church

Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Welcome Baptist Church
Street Address:
NW corner of int. of Hwy 76 & SC 161;(Anderson County)

Site Number:
0386
Control Number:
U/07/0386
Date Surveyed:
March 6 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1900
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Religion
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
National Register Determination:
eligible
Signficant Architectural Features:
The church building has six over six windows, a double entry door with four light transom and a side door with a three light transom, and each gable end contains a diamond-shaped attic vent.
Historical Information:
The congregation was organized in the home of the Garrison Family (Denver Downs-Site 0404). Land was given for a church building by Marshall C. Smith who sold the land to the congregation in 1894 for five dollars.
Source of Historical Information:
Juanita Bartlett Garrison, "Welcome Baptist Church History 1894-1994," Anderson, SC: Sterling Printing, 1995.
Quadrangle Name:
Anderson North

Related place
Anderson County