Matoon Presbyterian Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Matoon Presbyterian Church

Street Address:

415 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville County)

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Site Number:

135 (17-1-4)

Date Surveyed:

circa 1981

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1887

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Number of Stories:

2

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

Gable

Roof Materials:

Asbestos

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story brick masonry - entryway central and surmounted by hand with decorative trim and brackets. Window above is stained glass tripartite with fan motif - smaller framing windows have hooded fan lights. Wall buttresses.;2 story handmade brick structure is the oldest black church building remaining in Greenville. The sanctuary is located on the second floor; ground floor houses children's day care center. Front entrance is double door with transom surmounted by hood with brackets gingerbread frieze. Front facade features 3 windows; central window is a tripartite with fan motif; 2 smaller windows on either side have hooded fanlight. Walls are supported by buttresses.

Survey:

The Historic Resources of Greenville, SC (1981)

Archives Location:

Box 6, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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