Beth Eden Lutheran Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

Beth Eden Road, Newberry, SC, N side, approx. 1/4 mi. W of int. w/ Old Whitmire Hwy

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Site Number:

1465

Control Number:

U/71/1465

Date Surveyed:

August 18 2003

Construction Date:

1945

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Historical Information:

Beth Eden was organized in 1843 by Reverend G.H. Brown and the church building was dedicated that year. For the first century the congregation flourished, but the Sumter National Forest encompassed the church and cemetery and stifled the existence of a congregation.

Source of Historical Information:

Pope, Thomas. The History of Newberry County, South Carolina Vol. 2 1860-1990. Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 1992. pp 296.

Quadrangle Name:

Newberry East

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