McBee Chapel

McBee Chapel is a South Carolina historical marker in Conestee, Greenville County, dedicated 2013.

Greenville County · dedicated 2013 · Main St., just SW of 5th Ave., Conestee, Conestee

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Front: This church is notable for its unusual octagonal form. It was built by John Adams for workers at the nearby McBee’s Factory, a complex owned by Vardry McBee (1775-1864), the industrialist often called “the father of Greenville.” Workers were required to attend services here, in a chapel McBee organized in 1841 for them and their families. Reverse: McBee hired Adams, a mechanic and carpenter, to build his factories and other buildings. This church, first served by Methodist circuit riders, was one of several which McBee built or gave land or money to build. With a capacity of about 150, its octagonal form seated more worshippers in a smaller space. The church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by McBee Chapel United Methodist Church

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