Grave of Mary and John Bleakley, St. James Episcopal Church, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

St. James Episcopal Church (Wilmington, N.C.)

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Title:: Grave of Mary and John Bleakley, St. James Episcopal Church, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Description:: Grave marked 1787.
Topics:: North Carolina History
Subjects:: Cemeteries
Graves
Original Format:: Color slide
Item identifier:: buchss0105
Photographer:: Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim
Created Date:: 1996
Location:: Wilmington (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
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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.

Architect:: Norris, John S., 1804-1876 more info on Norris, John S., 1804-1876
Architect:: Wood Brothers more info on Wood Brothers
Architect:: Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887 more info on Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887
Carpenter:: Dahl, C. H. more info on Dahl, C. H.
Architect:: Dudley, Henry C. more info on Dudley, Henry C.
Architect:: Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949 more info on Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949
Builder:: Wood, John C. more info on Wood, John C., builder

Provenance note:: Episcopalian congregation established in 1729, first owner.
Architectural note:: Henry Dudley designed the truss roof of 1871 and the chancel and transept of 1885. Hobart Upjohn added the great hall in 1923.
Historical note:: The church is the state's first academic use of the Gothic Revival, which helped promote the style in the state. The building is the oldest church in Wilmington that is still in continual use. The church lies within the boundaries of the Wilmington Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The vaults date to the eighteenth century.
Location:: Wilmington (N.C.)
Subjects:: Church buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places