Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery


Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	5314 Old River Rd., Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°7′42″N 79°37′26″W / 34.12833°N 79.62389°W / 34.12833; -79.62389Coordinates: 34°7′42″N 79°37′26″W / 34.12833°N 79.62389°W / 34.12833; -79.62389
Area	5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built	1842
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	00000589^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 02, 2000

Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located at 5314 Old River Road in Florence, South Carolina. The two-story, frame, Greek Revival-style church was completed in 1842. It features a pedimented front gable end and two-story portico. It is clad in weatherboard and rests on a brick pier foundation with brick infill. The cemetery, in use since the late-18th century, occupies a three-acre site where the original Hopewell Presbyterian Church stood. It contains a notable collection of 19th century marble headstones and monuments. Inside the cemetery is the church’s early Session House.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Fick, Sarah (December 1999). "Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
↑ "Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery, Florence County (5314 Old River Rd., Florence)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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