New Chapel Methodist Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

133 Deadfall Road, Newberry, SC

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Site Number:

1672

Control Number:

U/71/1672

Date Surveyed:

September 22 2003

Construction Date:

1877

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 Piers with Fill

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Historical Information:

New Chapel Methodist was organized in 1830 by Isaac Herbert. The original building was located closer to the Saluda River and the congregation moved to the current site in 1833. The church was also used as a school building for area children. It is currently the smallest Methodist congregation in the county with only 33 members in 1992.

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 306.

Quadrangle Name:

Silverstreet

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