{"nrhp_refnum":"04001586","name":"Christ Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"412 Summit Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Walnut Cove","county":"Stokes County","state":"NC","lat":36.29972398500007,"lon":-80.13930280299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Christ Episcopal Church is a one-story frame Carpenter Gothic church at 412 Summit Avenue in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1886-1887 and moved about five blocks to its present site in 1909.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a well-preserved, nearly unaltered example of the Carpenter Gothic style applied to an ecclesiastical building, typical of the small board-and-batten Episcopal churches built in the second half of the nineteenth century. Its design is linked to Richard Upjohn's Rural Architecture, and it is described as the best-preserved turn-of-the-century frame church remaining in Stokes County.","narrative":"Christ Episcopal Church is a one-story frame church in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, built in 1886-1887 and moved about five blocks south to 412 Summit Avenue in 1909. Its board-and-batten siding, steeply pitched front gable, lancet-arched windows and two-stage corner entrance tower display the Carpenter Gothic style. The congregation was organized in the mid-1870s under the influence of the Hairston family and Rev. Harry Olmsted Lacey, and the church was consecrated as the Church of the Holy Comforter on 21 July 1887. It was renamed Christ Church in 1891. The design reflects the plans in Richard Upjohn's Rural Architecture, published in 1852, which made Gothic designs affordable for rural congregations in wood. The interior retains original pine woodwork, nave windows moved from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem in 1929, and handmade pews. The nomination regards it as one of the best-preserved examples of its type in the county.","period_of_significance":"1886-1887","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Church is in use with regular services; parish house added 1941-1943.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.188907-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7222/47722272/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/04001586.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001586/cf7b2fb9ee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001586/cf7b2fb9ee-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walnut_Cove_Christ_ECUSA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walnut_Cove_Christ_ECUSA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722272","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Episcopal_Church_(Walnut_Cove,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5108888"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/stokes-county/christ-episcopal-church-04001586/"}