501 Church Street
City Directories and History: “St. Helena’s Parish was organized in 1712 and construction began church in 1724. A steeple was built around 1797 and the wall around property was begun in 1799. The brick and stucco structure has been twice, in 1817 and 1842. Windows are twelve over twelve (12/12) lights fanlights. The gable roof has a sawtooth brick cornice. Quoins are exterior feature of the church. The present steeple was erected in 1942, original having been removed many years earlier because it was unsafe.
Colonel John “Tuscarora Jack” Barnwell (d. 1724), founder of Beaufort, buried beneath the apse. Captain John Bull gave silver to St. Helena in memory of his wife, who had been captured by the Yemassee Indians and heard from again. The silver is still used on special occasions.
During the Federal occupation of Beaufort in the Civil War, St. Helena’s used as a hospital.”
Information from: Historic Resources of the Lowcountry, The Lowcountry Council of Government, Cynthia C. Jenkins, Preservation Planner – Published, 1979
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