Swift Creek Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

Boykin Mill Rd

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Site Number:

1433

Control Number:

U/55/1433

Date Surveyed:

December 4 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1827

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

over 1 bay but less than full

Porch Shape:

engaged

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Interior features 3-sided balcony (gallery). Wide pine boards. Greek Revival. Four extremely large windows on each side elevation. Recessed porch- di-style in antis (two columns). Boxed cornices. Two front doors.

Alterations:

Most windows are reproductions.

Historical Information:

Founded in 1783. Church was in use into the 1930s. Restored in the 1990s.

Quadrangle Name:

Camden South

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