Mary Jenkins Community Praise House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
355 Eddings Point Road;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
182-031
Control Number:
U/13/182-031
Tax Number:
R300 011 000 0030 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 10 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1900
Alteration Date:
circa 1940
Historic Use:
Religion
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Concrete Blocks
Roof Shape:
gable (end to front)
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
National Register Determination:
listed
Signficant Architectural Features:
Small (10x20) rectangular building. Central front door, boxed eaves.
Alterations:
Rear section added; siding is different
Historical Information:
One of several community praise houses/religiouus centers developed primarily by African Americans following the Civil War. These were generally named for the plantation which the freedmen had belonged to or worked on.
Source of Historical Information:
NRHP nomination form, "Mary Jenkins Community Praise House."
Quadrangle Name:
Frogmore