St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery
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LocationCowles St. between Woodland Blvd. and West St., Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°8′57″N81°9′18″W / 36.14917°N 81.15500°W / 36.14917; -81.15500
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1848
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Wilkesboro MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001308 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1982

St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic church on Cowles Street between Woodland Boulevard and West Street in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as a Historic Place in Wilkes County, North Carolina. [1]

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St. Paul's was built in 1848 and is the most important example of the Gothic Revival style in Wilkesboro as well as being a typical example of many American Episcopal churches built during the mid nineteenth century. A small brick structure, the church incorporates many Gothic features which bear similarity with those of English medieval parish churches; these include a steep gable roof, corner buttresses, lancet arched windows and doors, and plentiful Gothic interior detailing. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64000469_text