Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

795 Golden Acres Rd.

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Site Number:

2171

Control Number:

U/59/2171

Date Surveyed:

January 14 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1842

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stone Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Stone Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

engaged

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

The church has nine-over-nine windows including a twelve-over-eight window in the front gable end, course-cut stone exterior with raised mortar joint,

Historical Information:

The church congregation was organized in 1764 and the current building was constructed in 1842. Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church is the oldest in Laurens County. The settlement where the church is located is named for its first settler, John Duncan, a Scotch-Irish pioneer for Pennsylvania. The original church on the site was organized by Joseph Adair, Thomas Erving, William Hanna, and Andrew McCrory and was a simple log structure. Sixteen congregation member who fought in the Revolutionary War are buried in the cemetery.

Source of Historical Information:

National Register Nomination, Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church, record on file at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina.

Quadrangle Name:

Philson Crossroads

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