Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Ebenezer Lutheran Church Marker
Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 34° 0.686′ N, 81° 2.131′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Richland Street, on the right when traveling north. Located between Marion Street and North Sumter Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Family's First Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Food for Thought (about 400 feet away); Prosperity and Property Ownership (about 400 feet away); Mann-Simons Cottage (about 400 feet away); The Mann-Simons Site (about 400 feet away); Agnes Jackson's Home (about 400 feet away); Setting Up Shop and Making Room for More Family
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Regarding Ebenezer Lutheran Church. Located on the site of the first Lutheran church in Columbia, Ebenezer Lutheran Chapel was constructed in 1870 and extensively renovated in 1900. It was designed by Columbia architect Gustav Theodore Berg and remodeled by the Columbia architectural firm of Wilson and Edwards. The church features a front façade in Flemish bond brick with glazed headers flanked by two square towers and finely detailed ca. 1900 art glass windows. Centered in the front façade is a large stained glass Palladian window. Brick pilasters with terra cotta capitals are featured on each corner of the front façade. The interior of the church is notable for its intricate pressed metal ceiling, its chancel area and organ platform which retains its turned balustrade. Alterations to the chapel have consisted of the removal of the pews and pulpit, and the removal of the balustrade and cupola which originally crowned each of the two towers. Located directly adjacent to the churchyard is a Lutheran cemetery which dates from the early 1800s. Listed in the National Register March 2, 1979.(South
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
2. Ebenezer Lutheran Church Marker seen along Richland Street
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
3. Ebenezer Lutheran Church and Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
4. Ebenezer Lutheran Church Chapel
National Register of Historic Places:
Ebenezer Lutheran Chapel ** (added 1979 - Building - #79003365) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering •
Architect, builder, or engineer: Wilson & Edwards, Berg,Gustav Theodore •
Architectural Style: No Style Listed •
Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture •
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1850-1874, 1900-1924 •
Owner: Private •
Historic Function: Religion •
Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Cemetery, Religious Structure •
Current Function: Funerary, Social •
Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Civic •
S.C. Dept. of Archives and History, circa September 21, 2006
5. Ebenezer Lutheran Chapel
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, August 31, 2023
6. Ebenezer Lutheran Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,295 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 3, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on January 12, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
