Salem Union Church and Cemetery explained

Salem Union Church and Cemetery
Location:Jct. of NC 1005 (Startown Rd.) and NC 1274 (Maiden-Salem Rd.), SE corner, near Maiden, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.5475°N -81.265°W
Built:1849
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Added:October 04, 1995
Refnum:95001118

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood. Salem Union Church and Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . April 1995. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.