St. Mary's Chapel (Hillsborough, North Carolina)

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St. Mary's Chapel
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LocationNE of Hillsborough, near Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°7′3″N79°0′1″W / 36.11750°N 79.00028°W / 36.11750; -79.00028
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1858-1859
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 78001968 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1978

St. Mary's Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The congregation was established in 1759 by Anglicans, and united with the Episcopal Church of North Carolina in 1819. The Gothic Revival style brick church building was constructed in 1858-59 and the adjacent cemetery contains graves dating to the 1700s. [2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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. Catherine W. Bishir and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "St. Mary's Chapel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.