Side view, Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church, Bladen County, North Carolina

Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (Bladen County, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Side view, Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church, Bladen County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Church buildings
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
3-1/2 x 5 in.
Item identifier:
bh0036p04
Created Date:
circa
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Bladen County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
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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: Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (Bladen County, North Carolina)

Carpenter:
more info on Sheridan, Thomas, circa 1787-1864 
Built:
Street:
8239-8959 State Road 1700
Community:
Bladen County
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
28433
Provenance note:
Scots Presbyterian congregation was the first owner.
Historical note:
The church is the oldest in Bladen County and exemplifies the plain meetinghouse constructed for Scots Presbyterians in this area. Thomas Sheridan, the carpenter associated with the church, was a prominent local free black carpenter. The church is listed on the National Register for Historic Places.
Location:
Bladen County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
34.525833, -78.638611