Unitarian Church (Charleston, S.C.)

The church, located on Archdale Street in Charleston, S.C., is the oldest Unitarian church in the South. Rev. Samuel Gilman, a New Englander and graduate of Harvard, ministered here from 1819 until his death in 1858. The early records and church furnishings were destroyed in 1865 in the burning of Columbia, S.C. The church building underwent extensive renovations and repairs after serious damage from the earthquake of 1886.

From the description of Unitarian Church of Charleston, S.C., records, 1819-2000. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71015299