Christ Episcopal Church, Raleigh, North Carolina
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N 35° 46.847 W 078° 38.277
17S E 713492 N 3962208
Christ Church is located in downtown Raleigh across the street from the State Capitol. In was completed in 1854 with the tower added in 1861.
Waymark Code: WMHKV
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2006
Views: 64
Christ Church was organized in 1821 by Episcopal churches from the eastern section of the state as part of a concerted effort to establish churches in central North Carolina. A frame sanctuary, designed by state architect William Nichols, was completed later that decade. The first rector, John Stark Ravenscroft, became the first Bishop of North Carolina in 1823. He was buried beneath the chancel of the original church building in 1830 and was re-interred under the new chancel in 1850.
Christ Church is the oldest example of the early Gothic Revival style in the South. The sanctuary was consecrated in 1854. The adjacent bell tower was completed in 1861, constructed of different colored stone and topped with an ancient symbol of the church - a gilded weathercock. It has been said that after Sherman’s troops went through Raleigh during the Civil War the tower’s rooster was the only chicken left in town!
This proved to be a difficult church to photograph. The small image above is courtesy of the Raleigh Historic Districts Commission.
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