View, St. Philip's Church, Brunswick, Brunswick County, North Carolina
St. Philip's Church (Brunswick Town, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, St. Philip's Church, Brunswick, Brunswick County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 inches
- Item identifier:
- SHPO-N-73-8-1125-1146
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Brunswick County (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: Saint Philip's Church (Brunswick Town, Brunswick County, North Carolina)
- Architect-carpenter:
- Dichens, Larry more info on Dichens, Larry
- Built:
- Demolished:
- Community:
- Brunswick Town
- State:
- North Carolina
- Historical note:
- The building was once the most ambitious church in the North Carolina colony. The church was burned by the British in 1776 and never rebuilt, though the walls still stand. The remains have been stabilized as a ruin at Brunswick Town State Historic Site and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- Under construction for many years, the large brick church was the grandest in the colony and featured a broad Venetian window.
- Location:
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Brunswick County (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Lost architecture
National Register of Historic Places
North Carolina -- History