St. Luke's Church and Cemetery explained

St. Luke's Church and Cemetery
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Location:303-321 N. Cedar St., 322 E. McBee St., Lincolnton, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.4742°N -81.2536°W
Built:1854; 1886; 1907–12
Architect:McBee, Silas; Motz, W. W.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Added:January 14, 1992
Refnum:91001914

St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church complex, cemetery, and national historic district located at 303-321 N. Cedar Street, 322 E. McBee Street in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The complex includes the church, parish hall, and rectory. The church was built in 1885–1886, and is a Late Gothic Revival style frame structure with a brick veneer added in 1922–1923. The tower is believed to date to 1859. The parish hall was built in 1907, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building. The rectory was built in 1911–1912, and is a two-story, "T"-form Colonial Revival style dwelling with a pebbledash finish. The cemetery includes approximately 300 gravestones, with the earliest dating to 1854.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davyd Foard Hood. St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . September 1991. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.