McBee Methodist Church, also known as McBee Chapel, is an octagonal, brick, United Methodist church building on Main Street in Conestee, Greenville County, South Carolina. Built in 1856,Lake Conestee Park website. it was designed by millwright John Adams and named for Vardry McBee (1775–1864), the "Father of Greenville," whose son donated the money to build it. The church was built with a balcony used by slaves. When the balcony was removed sometime following the Civil War, its separate door, to the left of the main entrance, was converted into another window.University of North Carolina Library: Inventory of the McBee Family Papers, 1754–1937
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1972.
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Waymarking page for McBee Chapel McBee Chapel Historical Marker McBee Chapel in Braymer Missouri started by family members