Providence Methodist Church
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
Providence Church Rd., N side, approx. 1 mi. W of int. w/ SC 187;(Anderson County)
Site Number:
0441
Control Number:
U/07/0441
Date Surveyed:
March 13 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1860
Alteration Date:
1947
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Religion
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Architect or Builder:
Charles Barrett
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Synthetic Siding
Foundation Materials:
Stone Piers
Roof Shape:
gable, end to front
Roof Materials:
raised seam metal
National Register Determination:
not eligible
Signficant Architectural Features:
Both the main and side facades have double entry doors. There is one small interior chimney and the windows are covered with shutters. The gable end on the main facade has rectangular window/vent.
Alterations:
A handicap ramp has been attached to side entrance.
Historical Information:
Adjacent to Camp Providence building with sign: "Slave graves, Indian Mounds, Nature Trail, Swimming, Canoeing." Graves are marked from the 1840s through mid-1900s.
Camp meetings began here in 1849 and continued through 1884. The church was built as the second home of Providence Methodist Church in 1860 by Charles Barrett. It was renovated in 1947.
Source of Historical Information:
On-site signs; Elizabeth Belser Fuller, "Anderson County Sketches," Anderson: Anderson Tricentennial Committee, 1969.
Quadrangle Name:
Hartwell NE