St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
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Nearest city | Frogmore, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 32°22′31″N 80°34′36″W / 32.37528°N 80.57667°WCoordinates: 32°22′31″N 80°34′36″W / 32.37528°N 80.57667°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1740 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
MPS | Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 88001777 |
Added to NRHP | October 06, 1988 |
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is a historic site in Frogmore, South Carolina on Saint Helena Island.
The Anglican chapel was constructed in 1740 by planters on Saint Helena Island as a chapel of ease for parishioners who had difficulty traveling to worship at the main parish church in Beaufort, South Carolina. The ruins were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.