Tag Archives: South Carolina

Mt Carmel Presbyterian Church- Mount Carmel, South Carolina

McCormick County

Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church sits atop a small hill in Mount Carmel, South Carolina. It creates a picturesque view along the road. The church was built in 1890, and the congregation used it until the 1950s.

Gabled Farmhouse-Mount Carmel, South Carolina

Based on the map in the National Register of Historic Places application, this home is a contribution property to the historic Mt. Carmel district. However, the map and the photographs don’t match up with the location of the house, so I can’t confirm the year the home was built.

John Calvin Owings House-Laurens, South Carolina

Designed by George Barber, this Queen Anne was built in 1896. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in the 1930s.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Bank-Lowndesville, South Carolina

Abbeville County

Built in 1890, this building first served the community of Lowndesville as a bank and then a post office.

Baker House-Lowndesville, South Carolina

Abbeville County

Store and Fraternal Lodge-Lowndesville, South Carolina

Abbeville County

From what I understand, the bottom served as a store, and the top floor was used as a fraternal lodge.