View, St. Thomas Catholic Church Building, Wilmington, North Carolina

St. Thomas Catholic Church (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
View, St. Thomas Catholic Church Building, Wilmington, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Church buildings
Gothic revival (Architecture)
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0423
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Wilmington (N.C.)
Digital Project:
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:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
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 Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
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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 Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church (Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Wood Brothers 
Architect:
more info on Post, James F., 1818-1899 
Builder-architect:
more info on Wood, Robert B., builder 
Built:
Community:
Wilmington Historic District
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
The design of the church was modeled on local St. James Episcopal Church.
Historical note:
Wood is the attributed architect of the structure. The church was used as a performing arts center following a 1966 fire. The church lies within the boundaries of the Wilmington Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Wilmington (N.C.)
Subjects:
Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places