Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church | |
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34°0′26″N 81°2′15″W / 34.00722°N 81.03750°W / 34.00722; -81.03750 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1893 (1893) |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 96001222[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 24, 1996 |
Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Sidney Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a brick Late Gothic Revival style church. It features the only set of octagonal towers in Columbia; each is topped by an octagonal steeple. The church also has lancet windows and pointed arches, wall buttresses, and a heavy timber truss system. The African-American congregation has a long history of involvement with civil rights activity and connection with the NAACP.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Katrina Wood (May 1995). "Sidney Park Colored Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Sidney Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Richland County (1114 Blanding St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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