Penn School Historic District, Brick Church, SC Route 37, 1 mile South of Frogmore, St. Helena Island, Frogmore, Beaufort County, SC
Summary
Significance: Part of a complex of buildings of one of the first black schools in the south. This is the oldest building on the complex. Slaves built the church and the pews and took the building over after the Civil War.
Survey number: HABS SC-588-C
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001824
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Tags
churches
frogmore
penn
school
penn school
church
brick church
sc route
mile south
helena
helena island
beaufort
beaufort county
south carolina
jack e boucher
brian cary
andrew w chandler
catherine crawford
gilford photography
historic american buildings survey
nancy pittenger
penn school historic district
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american civil war
civil war
architecture
american architecture
church architecture
building
church buildings
united states history
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Cary, Brian, transmitter
Location
Frogmore
,
32.39686, -80.57622
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html