Stevenson v. Bd. of Adj., City of Charleston

Moss, Justice.

The congregation of The First Baptist Church of Charleston was organized in the year 1683. The church is located on land acquired in 1699. The church building is on Church Street, situate between Tradd and Water Streets. It is said that the church building was designed by Robert Mills, famous early American architect, who designed many other buildings in South Carolina. The neighborhood, in which the church is located, is. thoughtfully and beautifully described by Judge Henderson, Trial Judge, in the following language:

“The district known as Old and Historic Charleston is a…