2225-2229 Hampton Street
St. Martin de Porres Church and School
Dedicated in December 1935, St. Martin de Porres Church offered African American Catholics a place of worship during an era in which Assembly Street’s St. Peter’s Catholic Church barred black congregants. Since its founding in 1936 as a parish ministry, St. Martin de Porres Catholic School has educated both black and white Waverly residents, many of whom have risen to prominence within their various fields and disciplines.
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St. Martin de Porres Church, 2018. Historic Columbia collection
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Father O.T. Carl inspects construction of new classrooms in October 1956. Image courtesy St. Martin de Porres Church
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St. Martin de Porres Church and School, 2018. Historic Columbia collection
