CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – After a brief delay in demolition, the historic Emma Abbott Memorial Church has officially come down.
The City of Charleston has released a statement regarding the demolition at 52 Cooper Street, the site where Emma Abbott Memorial Church has stood since the 1890s.
Five years ago, the church was brought before the Board of Architectural Review with a plan for rehabilitation, but instead, it fell into disrepair, making it easier to get a demolition request approved…