St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery

St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery is a historic cemetery and chapel site at 574 William Hilton Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The cemetery was established in the 18th century, and includes a fine collection late 18th and early 19th century funerary art. It also includes the 1846 Baynard Mausoleum, believed to be the oldest surviving structure on the island. Somewhere on the property are the remains of the St. Luke's Chapel, which was destroyed in the 1860s.[2]

St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery
St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery is located in South Carolina
St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery
St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery is located in the United States
St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery
Location574 William Hilton Pkwy., Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Coordinates32°12′6″N 80°41′57″W / 32.20167°N 80.69917°W / 32.20167; -80.69917
Built1846
NRHP reference No.100000727[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 05, 2017

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Historic Preservation News and Notes, October 2017" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved November 7, 2017.