Trinity Lutheran Church (Rutherfordton, North Carolina)
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Trinity Lutheran Church | |
Location | 702 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°22′21″N 81°57′19″W / 35.37250°N 81.95528°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 72000997[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 24, 1972 |
Trinity Lutheran Church, previously known as St. John's Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 702 N. Main Street in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
The Greek Revival-style church building was constructed in 1846 for the parish of St. John's Episcopal Church and remained an Episcopal church until 1936, when it was purchased by the Lutheran Synod and became Trinity Lutheran Church.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The building suffered a damaging fire in 2011 and is currently closed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ John B. Wells, III (November 1971). "Trinity Lutheran Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ "Saint John's Episcopal Church – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area".
Categories:
- Lutheran churches in North Carolina
- Episcopal church buildings in North Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1846
- Greek Revival church buildings in North Carolina
- Churches in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina
- Rutherfordton, North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- North Carolina church stubs