Church of the Resurrection (Little Switzerland, North Carolina)

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Church of the Resurrection
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Location302 High Ridge Rd., Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′3″N82°5′26″W / 35.85083°N 82.09056°W / 35.85083; -82.09056 Coordinates: 35°51′3″N82°5′26″W / 35.85083°N 82.09056°W / 35.85083; -82.09056
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectOsborne, Adlai
Architectural styleCruciform plan
NRHP reference No. 99000272 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 05, 1999

Church of the Resurrection is a historic Episcopal [2] church located at 302 High Ridge Road in Little Switzerland, Mitchell County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1912 as a memorial to Fr. DuBose, an Episcopal priest. In the 1930s the church was moved from its original location 100 yards uphill, closer to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The church is not open year-round, but only from May through October with a summer vicar in residence. [3] [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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. Church website
  3. McDowell County website Archived 2015-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Helen Cain (April 1998). "Church of the Resurrection" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.