St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Pinewood, South Carolina)

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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city:	Pinewood, South Carolina
Coordinates:	33°44′49.98″N 80°30′40.01″W / 33.7472167, -80.5111139Coordinates: 33°44′49.98″N 80°30′40.01″W / 33.7472167, -80.5111139
Built/Founded:	1855
Architect:	Edward C. Jones; Francis D. Lee
Architectural style(s):	Gothic Revival
Added to NRHP:	January 20, 1978
NRHP Reference#:	78002530 [1]
Governing body:	Private Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located in the High Hills of Santee west of Pinewood, South Carolina in the United States. On January 20, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as St. Mark's Church.

Contents 1 History 2 Cemetery 3 Current use 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

St. Mark's Parish was established in 1767 by act of the South Carolina Assembly. The present church built in 1855 is the fourth^[2] or fifth^[3] church erected by the parish but the first at this location, which was donated by the Richardson and Manning families. The church built in 1767 near Summerton was burned by the British during the American Revolution because of the patriotic activity of its then rector. At least six governors, three Richardsons and three Mannings, regularly attended services at St. Mark's either here or at previous locations. St. Mark's was the parish church for both the Manning family plantations, including Millford Plantation, and the Richardson family plantations, including Bloomhill Plantation.^[4][5][6]

[edit] Cemetery

St. Mark's Cemetery is included in the historic place designation. Buried there are two governors of South Carolina: James B. Richardson and James P. Richardson.^[7]

[edit] Current use

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is no longer an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. ^[8]

[edit] See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• National Register listings for Sumter County
• South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on St. Mark's Churchl
• Photos of St. Mark's and it cemetery
• History of St. Mark's Church

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