St. Luke's Church and Cemetery

St. Luke's Church and Cemetery
Location 303-321 N. Cedar St., 322 E. McBee St., Lincolnton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°28′27″N 81°15′13″W / 35.47417°N 81.25361°W / 35.47417; -81.25361Coordinates: 35°28′27″N 81°15′13″W / 35.47417°N 81.25361°W / 35.47417; -81.25361
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1854; 1886; 1907-1012
Architect McBee, Silas; Motz, W. W.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 91001914[1]
Added to NRHP January 14, 1992

St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church complex, cemetery, and national historic district located at 303-321 N. Cedar Street, 322 E. McBee Street in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The complex includes the church, parish hall, and rectory. The church was built in 1885-1886, and is a Late Gothic Revival style frame structure with a brick veneer added in 1922-1923. The tower is believed to date to 1859. The parish hall was built in 1907, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building. The rectory was built in 1911-1912, and is a two-story, "T"-form Colonial Revival style dwelling with a pebbledash finish. The cemetery includes approximately 300 gravestones, with the earliest dating to 1854.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (September 1991). "St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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