St. John's Methodist Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

St. Johns United Methodist Church

Street Address:

104 Newberry St. NW_x000D_ Corner of Newberry Street & Richland Avenue, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1619

Control Number:

U/03/1619

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1960s

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Cast stone architectural treatments; plaza with fountain; colonnade along front elevation.

Historical Information:

Rev. John R. Pickett was a Methodist Circuit Rider who in 1853 served what was to become St. John's Methodist Church in a small chapel in downtown Aiken. Planning for a new sanctuary and chapel was begun in the early 1960s.

Source of Historical Information:

"History of Our Church," November 30, 2006

Survey:

City of Aiken Historic Resources Survey, Aiken County, South Carolina. May 2010

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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