CHoWs - By State


South Carolina


Biggin Church
Monck's Corner, SC
Church of England, 1761
Brick
Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Church of England, 1724
Brick
Ebenezer Little River
Jenkinsville, SC
Presbyterian, 1788
Brick
John's Island Presbyterian
John's Island, SC
Presbyterian, 1719
Wood
Old White Tabby
St. Helena Island, SC
Church of England, 1726
Tapia
Pompion Hill Chapel
Huger, SC
Church of England, 1763
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Thanks to its incredibly isolated location on the Black River north of Charleston, this chapel, largely unchanged from the mid-18th century, has a setting which completely replicates that which it had when first built. Except maybe the alligators are less common now.
Prince George, Winyah
Georgetown, SC
Church of England, 1741
Brick
Sheldon
Garden Corners, Yemassee, SC
Church of England, 1745
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Although this is a ruin, it is one of the most evocative locations I’ve encountered. Unusual cylindrical brick columns.
St. Andrew's, Charleston
Drayton Hall, SC
Church of England, 1706
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in South Carolina.
St. David's, Cheraw
Cheraw, SC
Church of England, 1768
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!The church’s large cemetery, with numerous big trees, enhances the sense of the 18th century, even though the church is in the city of Cheraw.
St. George's, Dorchester
Dorchester, SC
Church of England, 1719
Brick
St. Helena's, Beaufort
Beaufort, SC
Church of England, 1724
Brick
St. James, Goose Creek
Goose Creek, SC
Church of England, 1713
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Isolation works here, but the church has a significant security system, so check their schedule for access. It is not visible from any public road.
St. James, Santee
Santee, SC
Church of England, 1768
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Unusual cylindrical brick columns supporting the front portico, found also at Sheldon.
St. Michael's, Charleston
Charleston, SC
Church of England, 1752
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!It’s a brick building, with stucco painted white.
St. Stephen's, St. Stephen
St. Stephen, SC
Church of England, 1767
Brick
Strawberry Chapel
Huger, SC
Church of England, 1725
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This country church might have a better chance at evoking the 18th century if the surrounding fence and wall weren’t topped with barbed wire, which wasn’t invented until the latter part of the 19th century, and if there weren’t security cameras in place near the locked gate.
Unitarian, Charleston
Charleston, SC
Congregational, 1772
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Although old, it doesn’t look it.


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