Grace Episcopal Church (Trenton, North Carolina)

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LocationLake View Dr. and Weber St., Trenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′43″N77°21′14″W / 35.06194°N 77.35389°W / 35.06194; -77.35389 Coordinates: 35°3′43″N77°21′14″W / 35.06194°N 77.35389°W / 35.06194; -77.35389
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 72000966 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Lake View Drive and Weber Street in Trenton, Jones County, North Carolina. It was built in 1885, and is a small, rectangular board-and-batten frame Carpenter Gothic style building. It rests on a low brick foundation and has a gable roof topped by a steeple. The church was consecrated on June 12, 1892. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John B. Wells, III (May 1971). "Grace Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.