▁to ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁with ▁beautiful ▁plants ▁and ▁objects ; ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁living .   The ▁church yard ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Char l eston ’ s ▁Gate way ▁Walk . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁char tered ▁as ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁when ▁it ▁joined ▁the ▁American ▁Un itar ian ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁ ▁Ren ov ation ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Per pend icular ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁Style ▁▁ ▁Francis ▁D . ▁Lee , ▁a ▁Char l eston ▁architect ▁and ▁church ▁member , ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁en large ▁and ▁rem odel ▁the ▁building . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Henry ▁VII ▁at ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Chap el ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Castle , ▁Lee ▁completed ▁the ▁project ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Edward ▁C , ▁Jones , ▁a ▁local ▁architect ▁with ▁more ▁experience ▁then ▁Lee . ▁Lee ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁statue ▁on ▁his ▁res ume , ▁Jones ▁was ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁old ▁but ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁construction ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁fan - v ault ed ▁ce iling , ▁nave , ▁and ▁ch an cel ▁closely ▁res emble d ▁their ▁English ▁pro tot ypes ; ▁the ▁st ained ▁glass ▁windows ▁were ▁considered ▁among ▁the ▁fin est ▁in