Church of the Transfiguration (Saluda, North Carolina)

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Church of the Transfiguration
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LocationHenderson and Charles Sts., Saluda, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°14′12″N82°20′48″W / 35.23667°N 82.34667°W / 35.23667; -82.34667 Coordinates: 35°14′12″N82°20′48″W / 35.23667°N 82.34667°W / 35.23667; -82.34667
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectMcCullough, Reverend John DeWitt
Architectural styleGothic, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 82001301 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1982

Church of the Transfiguration is a historic Episcopal church located at Henderson and Charles Streets in Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1889, and is a one-story Carpenter Gothic-style church with a steeply pitched gable roof and board and batten siding. It features a two-tiered square corner bell tower and pointed arch stained glass windows. A vestry addition was built in 1968. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Janet Hutchison and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Church of the Transfiguration" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.