St. John's Episcopal Church (Williamsboro, North Carolina)

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St. John's Episcopal Church
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LocationSR 1329, Williamsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′46″N78°26′03″W / 36.42944°N 78.43417°W / 36.42944; -78.43417 Coordinates: 36°25′46″N78°26′03″W / 36.42944°N 78.43417°W / 36.42944; -78.43417
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1773
ArchitectLynch, John
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 71000622 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1971

St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located on SR 1329 in Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1773, and is a rectangular, seven bay long, frame church on a brick foundation. It has a gable roof and is sheathed in weatherboard. The church was restored in the 1950s. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [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. John B. Wells, III & Greer Suttlemyre (December 1970). "St. James Episcopal Church and Rectory" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.