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: Religion & Religious Structures • 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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); The Mann-Simons Site (about 400 feet away); Making History One Generation at a Time (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Mann-Simons Site
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Mann-Simons Cottage (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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 faηade in Flemish bond brick with glazed headers flanked by two square towers and finely detailed ca. 1900 art glass windows. Centered in the front faηade is a large stained glass Palladian window. Brick pilasters with terra cotta capitals are featured on each corner of the front faηade. 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
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 1,603 times since then and 31 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.
