Piney Grove Baptist Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

152 Piney Grove Road;(Dillon County)

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Site Number:

391

Control Number:

U/33/391

Date Surveyed:

June 4 2008

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1859

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

unknown

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

front gable

Roof Materials:

composite shingle

Porch Width:

full façade

Porch Shape:

pedimented gable

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

paneled double doors, Doric columns on portico, 8/12 double-hung windows, door surround w/pilasters & broken pediment

Alterations:

2-story addition on rear elevation, addition w/entry portico & double doors on side elevation

Historical Information:

First organized in 1810 as the Saw Mill Baptist Church. In 1849 church was moved to its present site. Within a few years a building was constructed in which whites & enslaved blacks both worshipped. The new building was constructed in 1895, an educational building in 1854 and the present building in 1959.

Source of Historical Information:

Stoke- The History of Dillon County, South Carolina

Quadrangle Name:

Gaddysville

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