Saint Agnes Episcopal Church

Saint Agnes Episcopal Church is a historic building located in Franklin, North Carolina, United States. It is a Chapel of All Saints Episcopal Church. From 1888 until 2014 St. Agnes was its own Episcopal Parish but in November of that year it officially merged with St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church to form an entirely new parish: All Saints Episcopal Church.[2] All Saints is one congregation making use of two buildings: St. Agnes Chapel and St. Cyprian's Chapel. They use their website and Facebook to publish their worship schedule and keep parishioners and visitors up to date on where worship will be each Sunday.[3]

Saint Agnes Church
St. Agnes Episcopal Church, January 2019
Location27 Church St.
Franklin, North Carolina
Coordinates35°10′59″N 83°22′58″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectWilliam Gould Bulgin
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.87000822[1]
Added to NRHPJune 04, 1987

The Chapel is an historic redbrick Gothic Revival Episcopal church building located at 66 Church Street in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina. Built in 1888, it was designed by architect William Gould Bulgin. The Rev. John A. Deal, the first Episcopal missioner in Macon County, was responsible for founding Saint Agnes as well as Incarnation in Highlands.[4] On June 4, 1987, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "History of All Saints Episcopal | Franklin, North Carolina | St. Agnes & St. Cyprian". www.allsaintsfranklin.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. "All Saints Episcopal | Franklin, North Carolina | St. Agnes & St. Cyprian Churches". www.allsaintsfranklin.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  4. "NRHP nomination for Saint Agnes Episcopal Church" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2014-09-03.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.