Welcome Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Welcome Baptist Church

Street Address:

NW corner of int. of Hwy 76 & SC 161;(Anderson County)

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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

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