North elevation, Providence Presbyterian Church, Matthews, North Carolina
Providence Presbyterian Church (Matthews, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- North elevation, Providence Presbyterian Church, Matthews, North Carolina
- Description:
- 8 of 15
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Greek revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Measured drawing
- Extent:
- scale: 1/4 in. = 1 ft.; 483mm x 610mm
- Item identifier:
- bh033508203
- Delineator:
- Wilson, Warren R., Jr. more info on Wilson, Warren R., Jr.
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
- Location:
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Matthews (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
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:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
- 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: Providence Presbyterian Church (Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Matthews
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- Presbyterian congregation organized in 1767, first owner
- Historical note:
- The building is considered to be a standout among Piedmont Presbyterian churches in the Greek Revival style. The church housed one of seven sister colonial Scotch-Irish Presbyterian church congregations. Pastor Robert Hall Morrison became the founding president of Davidson College. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Matthews (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places