View, Philadelphus Presbyterian Church, Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina
Philadelphus Presbyterian Church (Philadelphus, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Philadelphus Presbyterian Church, Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Greek revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Item identifier:
- SHPO039
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Philadelphus (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- Collection:
- State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. For general information see their website (http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/).
- Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Philadelphus Presbyterian Church (Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina)
- Builder-architect:
- Higley, Gilbert P., 1823-1896 more info on Higley, Gilbert P., 1823-1896
- Built:
- Community:
- Philadelphus
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- Rural Scots Presbyterian congregation established in the late eighteenth century, first owner.
- Historical note:
- Tradition attributes Gilbert Higley as the church's builder. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- The church provides an academic example of the temple-form frame churches built in the mid-nineteenth century
- Location:
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Philadelphus (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
