Charleston Churches

Of all building types, churches must appeal to the broadest of audiences: if you are religious, they may appeal to your spirituality, giving you pause as you reflect on higher powers; if not religious, you may still appreciate the reverence often accompanying the volume of the sanctuary; or perhaps you simply enjoy the artistry of the stained glass, or the carvings of the choir screen.

Here, it was the stair leading to the pipe organ and balcony seating that piqued my interest, though that is by no means all that is lovely about this French Huguenot Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1845, the white stucco churches' spires quickly catch the eye as you round the corner, though it is a modest sized structure. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, its small scale and short stature makes it more akin to the Carpenter Gothic, were it a wood structure.

It sustained heavy damage in the Civil War, and was nearly destroyed again during the great earthquake of 1886, but here it is today, as if nothing ever happened to it.

French Huguenot Church - Charleston, South Carolina

According to the church's website, Union soldiers had dismantled the pipe organ and were getting to ready to take it away when the church organist and others successfully convinced them to leave it.

While not one of the most grand churches you will find in Charleston, it is a real gem worth seeing. Check out their website for more: http://www.frenchchurch.org/aboutus.php