St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

607 Hope Station Road, Newberry, SC

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Site Number:

1191

Control Number:

U/71/1191

Date Surveyed:

June 18 2003

Construction Date:

1809

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Unknown

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Stone Piers

Roof Shape:

jerkinhead

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

listed

Historical Information:

St. John's was organized in 1754 by Reverend John Gasser and is the oldest congregation in present-day Newberry County. The first two church structures were of log and were replaced with this building in 1809. It stands as the oldest Lutheran Church building in South Carolina

Source of Historical Information:

Pope, Thomas. The History of Newberry County, South Carolina Vol. 2 1860-1990. Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 1992. P294.

Quadrangle Name:

Jenkinsville

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