Historic Property
Alternate Name:
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Street Address:
1607 Main St., Newberry, SC
Site Number:
372
Control Number:
U/71/0372
Tax Number:
343-5-6-6A
Date Surveyed:
May 25 2003 at 20:00
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1855
Alteration Date:
1985
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Commerce/Trade
Exterior Walls Materials:
Stucco
Roof Shape:
Front Gable
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
The church has a front gable roof, concrete/stucco exterior with projecting buttresses, and lancet windows.
Alterations:
The building was reconstructed in concrete block and stucco following a 1984 tornado.
Historical Information:
St. Luke's is the only Episcopal church in Newberry County. Organized in 1846, the congregation constructed a gothic sanctuary building in 1855 that was dedicated in August 1855 by the Right Reverend Thomas F. Davis, Bishop of South Carolina. The building was severely damaged by vandalism during the Civil War and was on the verge of being closed. The church was destroyed by a tornado in 1984, but was constructed in the image of the old church.
Source of Historical Information:
Pope, Thomas. The History of Newberry County, South Carolina Vol. 2 1860-1990. Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 1992. pp 306-307.
Quadrangle Name:
Newberry East