Here’s a magnificent sunset taken by a noted South Carolina photographer. Look for clues in the image and send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Wow! Our Jan. 4 mystery, “Another building with an interesting shape,” brought a boatload of responses from across the state. The photo, of course, wasn’t a castle, but was of the Circular Congregational Church in Charleston.
Congratulations to all who correctly identified the photo: Dwight Cauthen and Jay Altman, both of Columbia; Addison Ingle and Alfred Ray, both of Charleston; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Matthew Brady of North Charleston; Daniel Prohaska of Moncks Corner; Katharine D. Beard of Camden; Bob Stillwagon of Boiling Springs; Harvey Shackelford of Newberry; Philip Cromer of Beaufort; Gwen Strickland of Marion; David Taylorof Darlington; and Bill Segars of Hartsville.
Segars provided more context: “The congregation was established in 1681 and this Richardson Romanesque building was completed in 1892. It was designed by Robert S. Stephenson & Ernest S. Greene. Henry Oliver built it using many of the brick from the 1806 third building that burned. This building and the Parish House was listed in the National Register Nov. 7, 1973.”
Graf sent along some interesting information on two noted people buried in the church’s graveyard, according to the church: Arthur Peronneau (died 1774) and Richard Hutson (d. 1795). Perroneau may have been the first person to have been buried in the large brick vault in the center of the cemetery, while Hutson, his brother-in-law, may have been the most famous. He was Charleston’s first mayor, according to this website.
- Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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