View, St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (Edenton, N.C.)

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Title:: View, St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Church buildings
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: 8 x 10 inches
Item identifier:: SHPO-N-95-3-365
Created Date:: 1994
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Edenton (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.

Provenance note:: The church was built by the congregation of St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the support of Herbert Page.
Architectural note:: The church is an asymmetrical frame structure with gabled facades and a corner entrance tower.
Historical note:: When a tornado destroyed the original church on this site in 1884, its frame was reused in this structure's construction from 1885-1887. The church was enlarged in the 1910s.
Location:: Edenton (N.C.)
Subjects:: Church buildings
Historic buildings