The Chapel of Ease, an Episcopal Church built between 1742 and 1748, is a perfect example of Tabby construction. Tabby is cement made from lime, oyster shells, sand and water. The church was built for the convenience of the plantation owners who were to far away to attend the Episcopal Church in Beaufort, South Carolina. In 1886 a forest fire burned part of the church and now the ruins and a small graveyard are all that remain here on St. Helena’s Island. |
