Bethlehem Baptist Church & Cemetery

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Bethlehem Baptist Church & Cemetery

Street Address:

SE end of Bethlehem Road, Graniteville, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001100199

Site Number:

3.024

Date Surveyed:

April 23 1986

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1876

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Construction Method:

Frame with brick veneer

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Materials:

Composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

Bethlehem Baptist Church & Cemetery: Church bldg, is a 1 story brick veneer church bldg; 3 bays wide (W-E-W), S elevation is 7 bays deep (W-W-E-W-W-W-E); front facing gable pedimented comp, roof w/2 transverse gable comp. roofs w/boxed cornices w/returns at rear addn; square tower on NE corner w/spire; pedimented entry projection w/pointed arched entry opening w/decorative pointed arched transom w/tracery; paired entry door; round louvered attic vent at pediment and tower, windows are set w/in pointed arched openings & have pointed arched transoms v/tracery; 8/8 stained glass windows; brick veneer set in stretcher bond; Cemetery covers approx. 1 -1 /2 acres, directly E. behind the church; 1900's OUTBUILDINGS: None

Alterations:

Brick veneer added in 1970

Historical Information:

Cornerstone states that building constructed in 1876; inscription examples: 1893- Elizabella Bacon, wife of Stephen Bacon

Source of Historical Information:

Cornerstone

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 11, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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