Salem Union Church and Cemetery

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Salem Union Church and Cemetery
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LocationJct. of NC 1005 (Startown Rd.) and NC 1274 (Maiden-Salem Rd.), SE corner, near Maiden, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°32′51″N81°15′54″W / 35.54750°N 81.26500°W / 35.54750; -81.26500
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1849
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No. 95001118 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (April 1995). "Salem Union Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.