Name/Title
46 Cannon Street (New Cannon Street Baptist Church)Entry/Object ID
CANNON.046.01Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1888 as a project of the Women's Missionary of the First Baptist Church, and as "mission work," targeted the families of blue collar workers in the Charleston suburbs. Interest grew in the mission and a church was established. By 1893, the newly formed congregation of the Cannon Street Baptist Church obtained the structure from the mother church and established an independent facility. In 1913, a local African American Baptist congregation purchased the building, renaming it New Cannon Street Baptist Church. Originally board and batten siding covered this Gothic Revival building. The original flooring was tongue-in-groove. The anterior end of the structure contained 3 bays which were enclosed by a new fellowship hall. During the first quarter of the 20th century, it is possible that several additions were made. The church sustained a great deal of damage during Hurricane Hugo; the entire anterior end (ca. 1920-30) was lost.
File contains building history from The Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; drawing (floorplan); HCF staff research notes.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CANNON.046.Source or Donor
46 Cannon Street (New Cannon Street Baptist Church)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Cannon Street, Churches/Synagogues/Houses of Worship, Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough, Cannonborough, Church buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, African American churches--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 18Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentCreated By
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August 7, 2006Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
June 18, 2019