Belgrade and St. David's Church

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Belgrade and St. David's Church
Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman, Photographer July, 1940. - Pettigrew House, State Route 1158, Creswell, Washington County, NC HABS NC,94-CRES.V,2-1.tif
Pettigrew House, HABS photo, July 1940
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LocationE of Creswell St., Creswell, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°52′14″N76°22′59″W / 35.87056°N 76.38306°W / 35.87056; -76.38306 Coordinates: 35°52′14″N76°22′59″W / 35.87056°N 76.38306°W / 35.87056; -76.38306
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1797
Architectural styleGeorgian, vernacular
NRHP reference No. 78001983 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1978

Belgrade and St. David's Church, also known as Pettigrew's Chapel, is a historic Episcopal church and home located at Creswell, Washington County, North Carolina. St. David's Church was built over a number of years. It is a cruciform, weatherboarded frame structure with a cross gable roof. It features a late-19th century two-part bell tower with a four-faced, pyramidal, bell-cast spire. Belgrade was built about 1797, and is a small one-story Georgian style frame dwelling with a steep gable roof. It was the home of the home of Charles "Parson" Pettigrew, first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. H. McKe1den Smith and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Belgrade and St. David's Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.