Name/Title
5 Glebe Street (Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church) (a/k/a 5-7 Glebe Street and 7 Glebe Street)Entry/Object ID
GLEBE.007.1Scope and Content
Constructed ca. 1847-48; repaired after fire damage 1938-39. Edward C. Jones, architect. Originally built as the Glebe Street Presbyterian Church, this building served a new congregation spawned from the Second Presbyterian Church. Unique among Charleston ecclesiastical buildings, Jones's design exhibits the influence of the late, simplified classicism of Sir John Soane, who died a decade before. Albert Simons, an F.A.I.A. Charleston architectural historian, likened the rusticated base and square piers on the central bay of the Glebe Street church to the tower of St. Johns Church in Bethnel Green, London. He also noted the influence of Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery in explaining the sarcophagus terminus of the central tower, as well as Soane's design for the windows of the waiting-room court loggia of the Bank of England as the inspiration for the central window beneath. In 1888 the building was sold to the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church. A new congregation formed from the Emanuel A.M.E. Church on Calhoun Street. Despite a 1938 fire, the original exterior and most of the simple interior have been preserved in their original form.
File contains building history from Architectural Guide to Charleston (by Simons & Thomas).
Also known as 5-7 Glebe Street and 7 Glebe Street.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
GLEBE.007.Source or Donor
7 Glebe Street (Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Churches/Synagogues/Houses of Worship, Glebe Street, Harleston Village, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (Charleston, S.C.), 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 44Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jones, Edward C.Related Entries
Notes
2006.010.228-230, GLEBE.007.2Related Publications
Notes
Buildings of Charleston (see Abstract), pg. 525General Notes
Note
Notes: Photo in this record from the Bayless Collection.Created By
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July 7, 2008Updated By
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February 16, 2023