Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church | |
| Location | Hackett Ave. and James St., Greenwood, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°11′29″N 82°9′12″W / 34.19139°N 82.15333°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Members of the congregation |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Vernacular ecclesiastical |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002384[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 1979 |
Mt. Pisgah A. M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Hackett Avenue and James Street in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a brick Gothic Revival-style church. It features a steep, cross-gabled roof with stepped end gables, asymmetrical massing, and pointed stained glass windows.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Congregants have included US Congressman Jim Clyburn and state representative James Felder.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Barovsky, Michele; Claretta Donaldson; Ruth LaForge (May 1, 1979). "Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church, Greenwood County (Hackett Ave. & James St., Greenwood)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Tailor, Tre (June 15, 2017). "James "Jim" Felder Oral History". South Carolina Department of Education. Retrieved 2023-12-20.