Second Presbyterian Church (Charleston, South Carolina)

[1] An act of the state legislature authorized the holding of a public lottery to raise funds for the building.

[2] Thomas Smyth served as minister for more than forty years in the nineteenth century, from 1832 until his death in 1873.

[5] The Classic Revival sanctuary is stuccoed brick with two tiers of windows, a square tower with an octagonal belfry, and a tetra Tuscan portico.

Church pews were rented with the rental fee also purchasing a space in the cemetery plot.

In 1935, the city considered using Works Progress Administration funds to build a public auditorium on Wragg Square, but the church opposed the plans based on its long history as an open space.

[7] The improvements were made in honor of Charleston residents, Patti and Peter McGee, who were dedicated to community service in the city, and parishoners of the church.

Second Presbyterian is the fourth oldest church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Second Presbyterian was included in an 1875 illustrated guide to Charleston.
Second Presbyterian Church was photographed here in 1892.