Rutledge Avenue Baptist Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

554 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC (Charleston County)

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Site Number:

2630

Control Number:

U/19/2630

Tax Number:

4600403003

Date Surveyed:

April 1 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1917

Alteration Date:

1941 – circa 1980

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

Hyer, D. B. (architect); McCarrel, Hos. M. (builder)

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

not visible

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

shed

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Shaped parapet wall with concrete coping; front pavilion with central lancet window and Tudor arch concrete entrance porch; upper windows are round-headed 1/1 with hood molds; lower windows are 1/1 with Gibbs surrounds; side windows are tall lancet-shaped; concrete capped buttresses on exterior walls; concrete water table; 1941 south side addition features shaped parapet over entry, Tudor arch upper windows, Gibbs surround lower windows, Tudor arch door, concrete capped buttresses, and concrete water table;

Alterations:

Major 1941 renovation including east side and north side wings; large 1961 rectory on east side; 1980? breezeway/wing connection between church and rectory; window glass on original church replaced; windows on east wing replaced

Historical Information:

Side cornerstone reads: "1917 Rev J. E. Bailey, pastor K.M. Shuler, Chm. Bld. Com. D. B. Hyer, Architect Hos. M. McCarrel, Builder" Front cornerstone reads: "1941 Reverend J. E. Bailey D.D., pastor Katon M. Shuler, Chairman Building Committee David B. Hyer, Architect M. L. Stephenson, Builder"

Quadrangle Name:

Charleston

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