St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

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St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
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Location307 W. Court St., Marion, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°40′57″N82°0′47″W / 35.68250°N 82.01306°W / 35.68250; -82.01306
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
Built byWilliams, Pink
ArchitectHerman, Q. E.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Vernacular Late Gothic Revival
MPS Downtown Marion MPS
NRHP reference No. 91000289 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1991

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church located at 307 W. Court Street in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935 and is a one-story, vernacular Late Gothic Revival-style church constructed with river rocks. The building features lancet windows and flying buttresses. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] It is located in the Main Street Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (August 1991). "St. Matthew's Lutheran Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.