Church of the Incarnation (Highlands, North Carolina)

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Location520 N. 5th St.,
Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′7″N83°11′45″W / 35.05194°N 83.19583°W / 35.05194; -83.19583 Coordinates: 35°3′7″N83°11′45″W / 35.05194°N 83.19583°W / 35.05194; -83.19583
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1896
Built byW.B. McGuire
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 96000566 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1996

The Church of the Incarnation built in 1896 is a historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church building located at 111 North 5th Street in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina.

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The Rev. John A. Deal, the first Episcopal missioner in Macon County, was responsible for founding the Church of the Incarnation as well Saint Agnes Episcopal Church in Franklin, the county seat. Its first building, a Victorian Gothic Revival wood-frame building, was built in 1896; [2] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] In 2002, a new sanctuary was built on the property and the 1896 building became the chapel.

The Church of the Incarnation is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. The Rev. Bentley Manning is the Rector of the parish.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Church of the Incarnation" (PDF). North Carolina Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-05-27.