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Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church

Coordinates: 34°11′29″N 82°9′12″W / 34.19139°N 82.15333°W / 34.19139; -82.15333
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Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church is located in South Carolina
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church is located in the United States
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church
LocationHackett Ave. and James St., Greenwood, South Carolina
Coordinates34°11′29″N 82°9′12″W / 34.19139°N 82.15333°W / 34.19139; -82.15333
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1908
ArchitectMembers of the congregation
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Vernacular ecclesiastical
NRHP reference No.79002384[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Tailor, Tre (June 15, 2017). "James "Jim" Felder Oral History". South Carolina Department of Education. Retrieved 2023-12-20.