Salem Union Church and Cemetery

Salem Union Church and Cemetery, also known as Salem Lutheran Church and Salem United Church of Christ, is a historic United Church of Christ church and cemetery located near Maiden, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1849 as a simple rectangular brick building, and enlarged and remodeled in the Late Gothic Revival style in 1914–1915. With the remodeling, a two-stage corner tower was added and the window and door openings converted to lancet-arch openings. A two-story Sunday School addition was built in 1936–1937 and in 1989 a Fellowship Hall was built to form an H-shaped church building. Also on the property is a contributing well shed (c. 1928) and cemetery with burials dating to 1792.[2]

Salem Union Church and Cemetery
Salem Union Church and Cemetery is located in North Carolina
Salem Union Church and Cemetery
Salem Union Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Salem Union Church and Cemetery
LocationJct. of NC 1005 (Startown Rd.) and NC 1274 (Maiden-Salem Rd.), SE corner, near Maiden, North Carolina
Coordinates35°32′51″N 81°15′54″W / 35.54750°N 81.26500°W / 35.54750; -81.26500
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1849
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No.95001118[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 04, 1995

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Davyd Foard Hood (April 1995). "Salem Union Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.