Best in Original Size.


Chapels of Ease were constructed by rice and cotton planters as houses of worship
because their plantations were located so far from the churches in Beaufort. This
tabby walled church was constructed between 1742 and 1747 for the planters of
St. Helena Island. A forest fire destroyed most of it in 1886. Traditional 'tabby',
used for construction primarily along the coast, is composed of equal parts lime,
water, sand, oyster shells, and ash.

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