PhotosLocation


St._Helena_Parish_Chapel_of_Ease_Ruins Latitude and Longitude:

32°22′31″N 80°34′36″W / 32.37528°N 80.57667°W / 32.37528; -80.57667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is located in South Carolina
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is located in the United States
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
Nearest city Frogmore, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°22′31″N 80°34′36″W / 32.37528°N 80.57667°W / 32.37528; -80.57667
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1740
Architectural styleColonial
MPS Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS
NRHP reference  No. 88001777 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 06, 1988
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins Plaque

St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is a historic site in Frogmore, South Carolina on Saint Helena Island. [2] [3]

The front of the Chapel of Ease Ruins from the inside.

The Anglican chapel was constructed in 1740 by planters on Saint Helena Island as a chapel of ease for parishioners who had difficulty traveling to worship at the Parish Church of St. Helena in Beaufort, South Carolina. [4] The ruins were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Powers, J. Tracy (February 19, 1988). "St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins, Beaufort County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 45, St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.heritagelib.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)

External links