Area 9 acres (3.6 ha) Added to NRHP May 14, 1971 | Built 1838 NRHP Reference # 71000786 | |
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Location U.S. 278, Gillisonville, South Carolina | ||
Gillisonville Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church on U.S. 278 in Gillisonville, Jasper County, South Carolina. It was built in 1838, and is in the Greek Revival style. Notable features include the a portico supported by Doric order columns on pedestals. In February 1865, General William Tecumseh Sherman's troops visited the church and etched "War of 1861-62-63-64. Feb. 1865. This is done by a Yankee Soldier," on the communion silver. The congregation became Gillisonville Baptist Church on November 19, 1885.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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