Christ Church (Episcopal) and Churchyard

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

10 N Church St

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Site Number:

0007

Control Number:

U/45/0007

Date Surveyed:

November 14 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1852

Alteration Date:

1875;1880;1968

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Architect or Builder:

Rev. John DeWitt McCullough

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

Gothic Revival style cruciform-plan church; brick; 112-feet in length; 4-stage corner tower w/octagonal spire rising 113 feet is connected to the south porch

Alterations:

addition of gallery at west end (1875); addition of south transept and enlargement of chancel (1880); extensive restoration (1968)

Historical Information:

Christ Church is the oldest congregation in Greenville (organized 1820). The present building stands on site of earlier 1825 church. Structure is an excellent example of cruciform-plan Gothic Revival-style church building. Notable Greenville residents interred in the churchyard include Vardry McBee and former governor Benjamin Franklin Perry.

Source of Historical Information:

NR nomination

Quadrangle Name:

Greenville

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