Title: St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina) - Wikipedia
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
Contents
History
Religious affiliation
Clock and bells
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina) - Wikipedia
St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
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United States historic place

St. Michael's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Contributing Property

St. Michael's Church
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Location
80 Meeting St.,
Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates
32°46′34.759″N 79°55′50.738″W
﻿ / ﻿ 32.77632194°N 79.93076056°W ﻿ / 32.77632194; -79.93076056
Coordinates: 32°46′34.759″N 79°55′50.738″W
﻿ / ﻿ 32.77632194°N 79.93076056°W ﻿ / 32.77632194; -79.93076056
Built
1751–1761
Built by
Samuel Cardy
Architectural style
Georgian
Part of
Charleston Historic District ( ID66000964)
NRHP reference No. 66000704
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
October 15, 1966
Designated NHL
October 9, 1960
Designated NHLDCP
October 9, 1960
St. Michael's Episcopal Church is a historic church and the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston, South Carolina. It is located at Broad and Meeting streets on one of the Four Corners of Law, and represents ecclesiastical law. It was built in the 1750s by order of the South Carolina Assembly. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark . Contents
1 History
2 Religious affiliation
3 Clock and bells
4 Gallery
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
History
Church interior
St. Michael's Church was built between 1751 and 1761 at the corner of Broad and Meeting streets on the site of the original wooden church built in 1681 by St. Philip's Church, It had been damaged in a hurricane in 1710 and a new St. Philip's Church was built several blocks away on Church Street. In 1727, what was left of the old wooden church was demolished.