St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (St. Stephen, South Carolina)

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caption = St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
location=196 Brick Church Circle, St. Stephen, SC
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locmapin = South Carolina
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built =1767
architect= Francis Villepontoux; Et al.
architecture= Georgian
designated= April 15, 1970cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=976&ResourceType=Building
title=St. Stephen's Episcopal Church |accessdate=2008-03-07|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 15, 1970cite 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 = St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
refnum=70000570cite 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]

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 196 Brick Church Circle in St. Stephen, South Carolina. On April 15, 1970, St. Stephen's was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and was declared a National Historic Landmark.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/sc/St.%20Stephen's.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church] |32 KB|date=December 31, 1969 |author=Staff |publisher=National Park Service]

History

St. Stephen's Church, built between 1767 and 1769 on a rectangular plan, is a well-preserved small brick country parish church with a high gambrel roof. It was built and designed by Francis Villepontoux and A. Howard who provided the bricks. William Axson was the master mason. There were no regular services in the church between 1808 and 1932, but the building was not neglected. Needed repairs were done twice during the 19th Century.cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/berkeley/S10817708021/index.htm
title=St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Berkeley County (S.C. Hwy. 45, St. Stephens) |accessdate=2008-03-22|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History]

Current use

St. Stephen's is still an active church in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. The Rev. Jeffrey Richardson is the current rector. [ [http://www.dioceseofsc.org/mt/archives/cat_churches.html Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina list of churches] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
*List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina
*St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/berkeley/S10817708021/index.htm St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Berkeley County (S.C. Hwy. 45, St. Stephens)] , at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=976&ResourceType=Building National Historic Landmarks Program listing for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Berkeley/state.html National Register listings for BerkeleyCounty]