Christ Church (Episcopal) and Churchyard (burial ground)

National Register Listing

Street Address:

10 N. Church St., Greenville, SC (Greenville County)

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NRHP Nomination Form

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Record Number:

S10817723004

Description and Narrative:

Historically, Christ Church is Greenville's oldest organized religious body (1820) as well as the city's oldest church building (1852-1854). It has traditionally been recognized as an outstanding example of Gothic architecture. Each addition has been in keeping with its style and original plan for a cruciform building. A magnificent stained glass window by Mayer of Germany is a memorial to Ellison Capers, rector of Christ Church (1866-88), bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina (1893-1908), and Confederate brigadier general. In the churchyard surrounding the building are buried former governor of South Carolina Benjamin Franklin Perry, several Greenville mayors, many Confederate war dead, and the first Greenville man lost in World War I. Also interred here are the parents and son of the first Bishop of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, Vardry McBee, the "Father of Greenville," and many other church and civic leaders. The Reverend John DeWitt McCullough is the credited architect. Listed in the National Register May 6, 1971.

Period of Significance:

1852 – 1854

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Archeology: Historic - Non-Aboriginal;Architecture;Education;Landscape Architecture;Religion

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

1971-05-06

Date of Boundary Increase:

No Boundary Increase

County:

Greenville County;Greenville City

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