View, Calvary Episcopal Church, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Calvary Episcopal Church (Tarboro, N.C.)

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Title:: View, Calvary Episcopal Church, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Church buildings
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: 5 x 7 inches
Item identifier:: SHPO-75-3-1697
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Tarboro (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

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.

Architect:: Percival, William more info on Percival, William
Architect:: Coats, Thomas H. more info on Coats, Thomas H.
Architect:: Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949

Provenance note:: Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire and his Episcopalian congregation established in 1833 were the first owners
Architectural note:: The construction of the church was halted during the Civil War and was completed during Reconstruction. Hobart Upjohn designed the Parish House, which was built from 1922 to 1923, and the Cloister, which was added in 1926.
Historical note:: William Percival's watercolor perspective drawing of Calvary Episcopal Church is the only example of his expert drawing skills known to survive. The building is considered one of the finest antebellum Gothic Revival churches in the state, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Tarboro (N.C.)
Subjects:: Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places