St. Paul's Church, Edenton

Historic church in North Carolina, United States

Church in North Carolina, United States

36°03′41″N 76°36′32″W / 36.061278°N 76.608833°W / 36.061278; -76.608833Location100 West Church Street, Edenton, North CarolinaCountryUnited StatesDenominationEpiscopalWebsitewww.stpedenton.orgHistoryStatusParish churchFoundedNovember 12, 1701 (1701-11-12)Founder(s)North Carolina General AssemblyDedicationSt. PaulArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)William NicholsStyleGeorgianYears built1736–1760CompletedApril 10, 1760 (1760-04-10)SpecificationsMaterialsBrickAdministrationProvinceSewaneeDioceseEast Carolina (since October 9, 1883 (1883-10-09))ParishEdenton; St. Paul

St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Churchyard

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Area2 acres (0.81 ha)NRHP reference No.75001248^[1]Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975

St. Paul's Church, Edenton, is a historic parish church in Edenton, North Carolina. The building, which dates from 1760, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The churchyard has the tombs of governors Charles Eden (1673–1722), Thomas Pollock (1654–1722), and Gabriel Johnston (1699–1752).

Services

On Sundays the church holds a breakfast, Christian education, and two morning services – Rite I & II.^[2]

History

St. Paul's Parish was established on November 12, 1701, by an act of the provincial general assembly.^[3] The church plays a significant part in Harriet Jacobs's family life. The baptism of her daughter Louisa Matilda in St. Paul's is covered in some detail in her slave narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Architecture

St. Paul's Church is a five-bay, brick church building with a gable roof. It features a slightly engaged square tower. It is the second oldest church building in North Carolina, and the only colonial church still in regular parish use.^[4] The interior was restored to its 19th-century appearance following a fire in 1949.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Sunday Service Schedule". St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^ The Religious and Historic Commemoration of the two Hundred Years of St. Paul's Parish, Edenton, N.C. Goldsboro, N. C.: Nash brothers. 1901. p. 5.
^ Elizabeth Van Hoore and Catherine Cockshutt (February 1975). "St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Churchyard" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

External links

Official website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-G-1, "St. Paul's Episcopal Church, West Church & North Broad Streets, Edenton, Chowan County, NC", 16 photos, 6 measured drawings, 2 data pages
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-G-1, "St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wall & Fence, West Church & North Broad Streets, Edenton, Chowan County, NC", 2 measured drawings
Media related to St. Paul's Church, Edenton at Wikimedia Commons
St. Paul's Church, Edenton at Find a Grave