Ladson Presbyterian Church

Ladson Presbyterian Church is a historic African American Presbyterian church located at 1720 Sumter Street in Columbia, South Carolina. The religious building was initially a chapel founded in 1838 and, rebuilt in 1896, and is a one-story-over-raised-basement, rectangular red brick building in the Renaissance Revival style. It has a front gable roof and features two brick entrance towers. The congregation was founded in 1838, as an offshoot congregation of the First Presbyterian Church.[2][3]

Ladson Presbyterian Church
Location in South Carolina
Location in United States
Location1720 Sumter St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′33″N 81°2′7″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1838 (a chapel}, 1896 (rebuilt)
ArchitectZiegler, Daniel G. & Co.; Heidt, H.G.
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.98000419[1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1998

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Rossman, Trina S.; Andrew W. Chandler (October 27, 1997). "Ladson Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. "Ladson Presbyterian Church, Richland County (1720 Sumter St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 19 August 2012.


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