Hebron Church (Bucksville, South Carolina)
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Hebron Church, also known as Hebron Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist
church located at Bucksville
in Horry County, South Carolina
. The sanctuary was built about 1855 and is a rectangular “meeting house form
” one-story frame church with batten
siding and a gable roof covered with tin. It features a slightly lower, pedimented, projecting portico
supported by five square, wooden columns. Also on the property are two graveyards: the church graveyard and the Henry Buck family graveyard located across the road.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
church located at Bucksville
Bucksville, South Carolina
Bucksville is a small unincorporated community in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It lies near Bucksport on the Pee Dee River and Waccamaw River...
in Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Brigadier General Horry was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743 and started his distinguished military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains the Provincial Congress...
. The sanctuary was built about 1855 and is a rectangular “meeting house form
Meeting house
A meeting house describes a building where a public meeting takes place. This includes secular buildings which function like a town or city hall, and buildings used for religious meetings, particularly of some non-conformist Christian denominations....
” one-story frame church with batten
Batten
A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements...
siding and a gable roof covered with tin. It features a slightly lower, pedimented, projecting portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
supported by five square, wooden columns. Also on the property are two graveyards: the church graveyard and the Henry Buck family graveyard located across the road.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1977.