71 Beaufain Street Site of Calvary Episcopal Church

The Whispers of Charleston · Aug 4, 2026 · 1m

Calvary Episcopal Church was built on this site by the Episcopal Diocese to provide a church for black communicants. Before the church was finished, however a mob who objected to a separate church for Blacks marched upon it. The mob was halted by James L. Petigru, the prominent Charleston attorney and Unionist, who persuaded them to submit the question to the arbitration of a committee. The committee decided that a church for Blacks was a worthy project and the church was completed. The simple Classical Revival structure may have been designed by Charleston architect E.B. White. The…