Lancaster Presbyterian Church

{{short description|Historic church in South Carolina, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Lancaster Presbyterian Church

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| image = Lancaster Presbyterian Church.jpg

| caption = Lancaster Presbyterian Church, July 2012

| location = W. Gay St., Lancaster, South Carolina

| coordinates = {{coord|34|43|2|N|80|46|25|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = South Carolina#USA

| built = 1860-1862

| architect = Retting, Sidney

| architecture = Gothic Revival, Early Gothic Revival

| added = December 16, 1977

| area = {{convert|4|acre}}

| refnum = 77001228{{NRISref|2009a}}

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Lancaster Presbyterian Church, also known as The Old Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, is a historic Presbyterian church on W. Gay Street in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was built in 1860-1862 and is a brick, Basilican plan church. The interior walls are stuccoed and scored to resemble stone. It is thought to have been the first brick church in Lancaster County. It was purchased in 1976 by the Lancaster County Society for Historical Preservation, Inc.{{Cite web | last = McNulty | first = Kappy |author2=Robert E. Libbey | title = Lancaster Presbyterian Church | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = February 28, 1977 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lancaster/S10817729005/S10817729005.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 22 July 2012}}{{Cite web | title = Lancaster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster County (W. Gay St., Lancaster) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lancaster/S10817729005/index.htm | accessdate = 22 July 2012}}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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