St. Philip's Episcopal Church, built in Charleston, SC in 1836, features an imposing tower designed in the Wren-Gibbs tradition.

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St. Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a > National Historic Landmark as well as a National Historic Landmark Contributing Property. The tower of St. Philip's served for many years as the rear tower of a set of range lighthouses serving to guide mariners into Charleston's harbor, the front tower of the range was located on Fort Sumter. The church is one of only two in the United States known to have served such a function.

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Location: Charleston, SC, United States
Photo credit: © John Dreyer / Alamy / Afripics
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