This structure was built circa 1900 and has been home for many years to Saint Paul A. M. E. Church and is now also home to the surviving congregation of Noah’s Ark A. M. E. [I’ll share a photo of the amazing Noah’s Ark church soon.] I haven’t been able to identify any other church associated with this building, but the style is not very consistent with other A. M. E. churches I’ve documented and wonder if it may have originally been home to a white congregation. Most A. M. E. churches of this era featured steeples at the front of the building.
According to a “Church of the Week” feature in the Crossroads Chronicle, an online local news source for Emanuel County: Donald Jenkins at Saint Paul/Noah’s Ark AME Church…[stated] Saint Paul was established in 1874. Some of its earliest members were Edmond Williams, Jerry Wiggs, and Andrew Brown, to name a few.
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unrelated but my ancestors built homes 200 years ago in NC with chimneys that were stone half way up and then brick on the top half. I’ve seen a few in Georgia. Any idea if the brick was added later or some other explanation? Thanks!