Beech Island Presbyterian Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

All Saints Episcopal Church

Street Address:

Beech Island vicinity, NW corner of int. of US 278 & SC 580 (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

S108042001200218

Site Number:

6.002

Date Surveyed:

April 15 1986 at 19:00

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1836

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Materials:

"V"crimped metal

Signficant Architectural Features:

1 story frame church bldg; 3 bays wide (W-E-W), 4 bays deep; front facing pedimented gable "V" crimped metal roof projecting over entry portico w/4 stuccoed brick columns; 12/12 windows w/arched louvered transoms & wooden blinds; louvered shutters; flush board siding inside the portico; entrance has entablature surround w/paired entry door; wood weatherbd. siding; brick pier fndtn; 1 story 1 by 2 bay addn to rear of recent construction (1970's). OUTBUILDINGS: Aux. bldg. (Site 6.001)

Alterations:

New entry door

Historical Information:

Congregation organized as Beech Island Presbyterian Church ca. 1825; present sanctuary constructed in 1836, building purchased by All Saints Episcopal Mission in 1955; Historic marker reads: "This church was built in 1836, by the Beech Island Pres. Church, organized in 1827 w/the Rev. Nathan H. Hoyt, of Ramat, as 1st pastor. His son-in law, the Rev. Edward Axson, was ordained & served here. His daughter Ellen, wife of Woodrow Wilson, was baptized here in 1850. The bldg was consecrated as All Saints Episc. Church.

Source of Historical Information:

MacDowell. “Aiken Scrapbk", Vol. 2; p. 36; North Augusta Historical Society, "History of North Augusta", p. 67

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 12, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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