Coordinates: 35°35′56″N 81°19′2″W / 35.59889°N 81.31722°W / 35.59889; -81.31722

Grace Union Church and Cemetery

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Grace Union Church and Cemetery
File:Grace Union Church and Cemetery.jpg
LocationJunction of SR 1008 and SR 2030, near Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′56″N 81°19′2″W / 35.59889°N 81.31722°W / 35.59889; -81.31722
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectIrby, Joseph
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSCatawba County MPS
NRHP reference No.90000739[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1990

Grace Union Church and Cemetery is a historic church and national historic district located near Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1857, and is a one-story, brick, Greek Revival-style church. Also on the property is the Grace Union Cemetery, with gravestones dated as early as 1822.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Barbara Kooiman; Laura A. W. Phillips; Jerry L. Cross (May 1989). "Grace Union Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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