Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
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| Location | 1114 Blanding St. Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°0′26″N 81°2′15″W / 34.00722°N 81.03750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001222[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 1996 |
Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Sidney Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a brick Late Gothic Revival style church. It features the only set of octagonal towers in Columbia; each is topped by an octagonal steeple. The church also has lancet windows and pointed arches, wall buttresses, and a heavy timber truss system. The African-American congregation has a long history of involvement with civil rights activity and connection with the NAACP.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
