Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Camden, South Carolina)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Bethesda Presbyterian Church
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= 502 Dekalb St., Camden, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 14
lat_seconds = 46
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 36
long_seconds = 19.28
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1822
architect= Robert Mills; Simons & Lapham
architecture= Early Republic
designated= February 04, 1985cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1936&ResourceType=Building
title=Bethesda Presbyterian Church |accessdate=2008-02-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 04, 1985cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=85003258

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, in Camden, South Carolina, was built in 1822 and is one of few surviving churches designed by Robert Mills.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/85003258.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bethesda Presbyterian Church] |32 KB|date=June 29, 1984 |author=Mary Ann Eaddy |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/85003258.pdf "Accompanying 16
] |32 KB]

According to the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, "Mills displayed in Bethesda the work of a maturing architect strongly influenced by Jeffersonian classicism. Bethesda, with its neo-classical temple form, represents an important stage in Mills’ creation of a distinctly American classical style."cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/kershaw/S10817728012/index.htm
title=Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Kershaw County (502 Dekalb St., Camden) |accessdate=2008-03-17|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History]

It is a contributing property within the City of Camden Historic District.

References

ee also

*Bethesda Presbyterian Church (McConnells, South Carolina)

External links

* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/kershaw/S10817728012/index.htm Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Kershaw County (502 Dekalb St., Camden)] , with 11 photos, at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.sc0077 Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC: 5 photos and 2 data pages] , at Historic American Building Survey