Silverstreet Lutheran Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

end of Church Street, Newberry, SC

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Site Number:

1743

Control Number:

U/71/1743

Date Surveyed:

September 22 2003

Construction Date:

1951

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

National Register Determination:

not eligible

Alterations:

There is an addition on the north façade.

Historical Information:

Silverstreet Lutheran was established in 1908 with 25 charter members. Early ministers were supplied by Newberry College and the first pastor was S.P. Koon. The church became self sufficient in 1919 under Reverend Thomas F. Suber.

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 299.

Quadrangle Name:

Silverstreet

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