Sheldon Church Ruins

Infobox_nrhp | name =Sheldon Church Ruins
nrhp_type =


caption = Sheldon Church Ruins
nearest_city= Gardens Corner, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 3
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 31
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1753
architect= Unknown
architecture= Greek Revival
added = October 22, 1970
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000562cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Sheldon Church, originally known as Prince William's Parish Church was built in the Greek Revival style between 1745 and 1753 in Beaufort, South Carolina. The house of worship was burned by the British in 1779 during the Revolutionary War. In 1826 it was rebuilt and later burnt by William Tecumseh Sherman, in 1865. The ruins lie amongst majestic oaks and scattered graves.

Inside the ruins of the church lies the remains of Colonel William Bull, who "greatly assisted General Oglethorpe in establishing the physical layout of Savannah, Georgia. Bull surveyed the land in 1733 to form the basic grid pattern of the streets and squares."

An annual service is held the second Sunday after Easter.

References

External links

* [http://www.charmingtowns.com/dir/society/historic_sites/sheldon_church.html Charming Towns]