Providence Methodist Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Providence Church Rd., N side, approx. 1 mi. W of int. w/ SC 187;(Anderson County)

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Site Number:

0441

Control Number:

U/07/0441

Date Surveyed:

March 13 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1860

Alteration Date:

1947

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

Charles Barrett

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Stone Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

Both the main and side facades have double entry doors. There is one small interior chimney and the windows are covered with shutters. The gable end on the main facade has rectangular window/vent.

Alterations:

A handicap ramp has been attached to side entrance.

Historical Information:

Adjacent to Camp Providence building with sign: "Slave graves, Indian Mounds, Nature Trail, Swimming, Canoeing." Graves are marked from the 1840s through mid-1900s. Camp meetings began here in 1849 and continued through 1884. The church was built as the second home of Providence Methodist Church in 1860 by Charles Barrett. It was renovated in 1947.

Source of Historical Information:

On-site signs; Elizabeth Belser Fuller, "Anderson County Sketches," Anderson: Anderson Tricentennial Committee, 1969.

Quadrangle Name:

Hartwell NE

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