Bush River Baptist Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

8936 Bush River Road, Newberry, SC

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Site Number:

1626

Control Number:

U/71/1626

Date Surveyed:

September 21 2003

Construction Date:

circa 1880

Alteration Date:

1917;1988

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Vinyl Siding

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Shape:

engaged

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Alterations:

There is a one-story gable addition on the west façade. The building was remodeled in 1917 and the columns supporting the gable porch were replaced in 1988.

Historical Information:

Bush River Baptist Church was organized in 1771. It was the only organized church belonging to the Congaree Association (formed in 1771 and ending in 1778). It then became a member of the Bethel Association and later the Reedy River Association. Bush River joined the Baptist State Convention in 1834. Bush River Baptist was the mother church of First Baptist, Cross Roads Baptist and Fairview Baptist.

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 302-303.

Quadrangle Name:

Bush River

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