Salem Union Church and Cemetery | |
Location | Jct. of NC 1005 (Startown Rd.) and NC 1274 (Maiden-Salem Rd.), SE corner, near Maiden, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°32′51″N81°15′54″W / 35.54750°N 81.26500°W |
Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
Built | 1849 |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
NRHP reference No. | 95001118 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 04, 1995 |
Salem Union Church and Cemetery, also known as Salem Lutheran Church and Salem United Church of Christ, is a historic United Church of Christ church and cemetery located near Maiden, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1849 as a simple rectangular brick building, and enlarged and remodeled in the Late Gothic Revival style in 1914–1915. With the remodeling, a two-stage corner tower was added and the window and door openings converted to lancet-arch openings. A two-story Sunday School addition was built in 1936–1937 and in 1989 a Fellowship Hall was built to form an H-shaped church building. Also on the property is a contributing well shed (c. 1928) and cemetery with burials dating to 1792. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]
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