201 West Washington Street
City Directories and History: 1961 – First Baptist Church, 1981 – First Baptist Church
The Rock Hill Herald reported on June 10, 1880 – “The painting of the Baptist Church at Winnsboro has been completed. The work was done by Mr. (J.M.) Strickland of Rock Hill.”
This beautiful piece of architecture is one of Winnsboro’s many outstanding pieces of church architecture. It appears that each denomination was determined to provide lofty places of worship for their congregations and outstanding musical
opportunities. The history of the church began in 1858 when the congregation acquired a half acre lot on which the church now sits. It was following the Civil War that the church was constructed and the first sermon was preached here by Dr. J.C. Furman. The church was purchased by the Washington Street Mission in 1982 and continues in use as the Washington Street Church from 1983 to the present.
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*** Also see the church listed on Vanderhorst Street
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IMAGE COURTESY OF THE VAN CENTER COLLECTION – CA. 1910
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