The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is located at 28 Race St., Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

. The first Greek Orthodox church in South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 was built in 1911 at Fishburne and St. Phillip Sts. Construction of the present church was begun in 1950 and completed in 1953. The church was designed by Demetrios Liollio, a Charleston architect, and is in the traditional style of a Byzantine church. The icon

Icon

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s in the church are by Photis Kontoglou of Athens, Greece.

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures and information about the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and a copy of the nomination form.

Sources

• Robert P. Stockton, Information for Guides of Historic Charleston, South Carolina 384 (1985).