Saint Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church
National Register Listing
Street Address:
Near jct. of US 601 and SC 263, Eastover, SC (Richland County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817740087
Description and Narrative:
St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church is significant for its association with the mission work of the Protestant Episcopal Church among the black population of lower Richland County following the Civil War. Architecturally it is significant as an unusually intact late nineteenth century vernacular church building featuring influences of the Gothic Revival style. The interior is particularly noteworthy. Constructed in 1892-1983, St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal Church is a simple, one-story, frame church building displaying elements of the Gothic Revival style. Despite minor alterations, the church retains the ability to convey its historical and architectural significance. The façade features a one-bay, gable-roofed porch supported by wooden posts. The rear elevation features a large tripartite lancet window flanked by smaller single lancet windows. The interior of the church features a ceiling with exposed beams and trusses and beaded-board wainscoting. The nominated acreage, which is located in an undeveloped area in the Sandhills, also contains the associated cemetery, site of St. Thomas’ Mission School, and a modern concrete parish house. Listed in the National Register March 27, 1986.
Period of Significance:
1892 – 1893
Level of Significance:
State
Area of Significance:
Architecture;Ethnic Heritage: Black;Religion
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
March 27 1986
