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201 W. Washington St. 34°51′05″N 82°24′07″W. / 34.851389°N 82.401944°W / 34.851389; -82.401944 ( Imperial Hotel) The Imperial Hotel was the first known hotel in Greenville. It was built by Joseph G. Cunningham and Frank Harrison. This establishment is still used as a nursing home for disabled people 55 and over.
Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, [A 2] Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became a secular university in 1992, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae (For Christ and Learning) as its motto.
Paris Mountain State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of South Carolina, located five miles (8 km) north of Greenville. [5] [6] Activities available in the 1,540-acre (6 km 2) park include hiking, biking, swimming and picnicking. [1] The 13-acre (52,609 m 2) Lake Placid offers swimming and fishing. [2]
Furman donated the land needed to set aside to begin Reedy River Falls Historic Park and Greenway. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] The development of Falls Park began in the 1990s when a developer proposed the concept of turning the park into a regional attraction. The development of the park began with a ...
The brick church was 55 ft (17 m) long and 30 ft (9 m) wide. The first service was held on June 18, 1826. The church was accepted into the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina as Christ Church Parish. In 1845, the parish proposed the building of a new church. Joel Poinsett, who was a vestryman of the church, drew up plans. Since these were felt ...
Geneva Reformed Seminary. / 34.86750°N 82.33056°W / 34.86750; -82.33056. Geneva Reformed Seminary is a small theological school in Greenville, South Carolina, accredited by the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries and supported by the Free Presbyterian Church of North America. [1] The seminary offers B.D. and M.Div. degrees. [2]
Third Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Greenville, South Carolina, restored as a place of worship by the congregation of Trinity Church of Greenville, for which the latter received a 2016 State Preservation Honor Award from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation. [1]
January 20, 1978. John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 101 E. Court Street in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. [2] [3] The church was founded in 1866 by James R. Rosemond, who was a former slave. [4] It was originally named Silver Hill United Methodist Episcopal Church, and was renamed after John Wesley in 1902.