Mary Jenkins Praise House, St. Helena Island, South Carolina is a photograph by Dawna Moore Photography which was uploaded on December 6th, 2019.
Mary Jenkins Praise House, St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Praise houses trace their roots to antebellum days when slaves built simple buildings on the plantations where they lived to gather for workship.... more
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Mary Jenkins Praise House, St. Helena Island, South Carolina
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Coastal & Travel Photography | Prints & Wall Art
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Praise houses trace their roots to antebellum days when slaves built simple buildings on the plantations where they lived to gather for workship. Praise houses were particularly prevalent on the Sea Islands where there were few formal churches. After the slaves were freed, the tradition of erecting such buildings near the plantations where they once lived continued. Mary Jenkins Praise House, named for nearby Mary Jenkins Plantation, was originally built in 1900 and is one of the last three remaining praise houses on St. Helena Island.
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December 6th, 2019
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