Front view, Providence Presbyterian Church, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Providence Presbyterian Church (Matthews, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Front view, Providence Presbyterian Church, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Church buildings
Greek revival (Architecture)
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Extent:
- 3 3/4 x 5 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh0335p01
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Matthews (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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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:
- 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
