Pee Dee Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

.9 miles S of the intersection of Pee Dee Church Road & Bryant Road;(Dillon County)

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Site Number:

498

Control Number:

U/33/498

Date Surveyed:

July 22 2008

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1851

Alteration Date:

1912

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

unknown

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Shape:

front gable

Roof Materials:

composite shingle

National Register Determination:

eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

arched windows, double doors w/transom

Historical Information:

organized by Duncan McIntire as a Presbyterian congregation in 1829. Gothic Revival structure built 1851; a number of other congregations began in this church, until this church was founded. Presbyterians of Marion District had to worship in Rowland, NC. For years services were conducted in Gaelic, then with a mixture of Gaelic and English until the Civil War when Gaelic was discontinued. A log building was erected for the church one mile E of Campbell's Bridge on Little Pee Dee. In 1851 a new church was built on the present site. The building was remodeled in 1912.

Source of Historical Information:

sign- erected by Dillon County Historic Society 1980 & Stokes- The History of Dillon County, South Carolina

Quadrangle Name:

Fork

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