“S” is for Sayre, Christopher Gadsden (1876-ca.1935). Architect. Christopher G. Sayre made a career out of designing public buildings throughout the Carolinas during the first three decades of the twentieth century. A native of Mount Pleasant, he graduated from the South Carolina College in 1897 with a degree in civil engineering. He spent the next several years working on surveying and engineering projects in the upstate. In 1908 he established an architectural practice in Anderson and his firm designed commercial buildings, numerous residences, and schools in small communities throughout the state. After 1918 he had moved to Raleigh and worked almost exclusively in North Carolina. Christopher Gadsden Sayre’s most important independent projects in South Carolina include the Bamberg City Hall, the Saluda County Courthouse, the First Baptist Church in Abbeville, and the Washington Street Baptist Church in Sumter.
"S” is for Sayre, Christopher Gadsden (1876-ca.1935)
