Grace Episcopal Church (Weldon, North Carolina)

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Location404 Washington Ave., Weldon, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′31″N77°35′57″W / 36.42528°N 77.59917°W / 36.42528; -77.59917
Arealess than one acre
Built1872-1889
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 91001493 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 01, 1991

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 404 Washington Avenue in Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was built between 1872 and 1889, and is a rectangular Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick building. It has a steep gable roof, three-stage bell tower, two-stage buttress with capped pinnacle, and lancet windows. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. Drucilla H. York (May 1991). "Grace Episcopal Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.