McBee Chapel was built in 1841 at the request of Alexander McBee, son of Vardry McBee, founder of Conestee, S.C. The building was designed and laid out by John Adams, Vardry McBee's millwright. Adams designed the church in an octagonal shape to accommodate more seating space. The church seats 150 people, and only two other octagonal brick churches of this type exist in the United States.