Mt. Olive Baptist Church (Mullins, South Carolina)
Mt. Olive Baptist Church | |
| Location | 301 Church St., Mullins, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°12′37″N 79°15′1″W / 34.21028°N 79.25028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922-1926 |
| Architect | Ford, Wade Alston |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000695[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 2000 |
Mt. Olive Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 301 Church Street in Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built between 1922 and 1926, and is a one-story, Late Gothic Revival style brick cruciform building. It has a complex hip and gable roof and features twin corner towers of unequal height, a stained glass oculus above each entrance at the second level, a belfry containing four large pointed arch openings, and a large tripartite Gothic-arched leaded stained glass window flanked by stained glass lancet windows.[2][3] The church played a major role in the African-American community in Mullins.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Simmons, Fannie Leonard (July 1, 1999). "Mount Olive Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Mount Olive Baptist Church, Marion County (301 Church St., Mullins)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.