{"nrhp_refnum":"06001138","name":"Grace Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"419 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lexington","county":"Davidson County","state":"NC","lat":35.820509867000055,"lon":-80.25697806099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-12-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A red brick Late Gothic Revival church at 419 South Main Street in Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, built in 1901-1902 for an Episcopal congregation, with later additions from 1951, 1957 and 1964.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under Criterion C as an excellent example of Late Gothic Revival architecture, designed by Hook and Sawyer, with atypical tower and polygonal narthex details. It also holds notable stained glass, including a 1918 Tiffany Studios altar window and windows by J & R Lamb Studios.","narrative":"Grace Episcopal Church at 419 South Main Street in Lexington is a one-story red brick building completed in 1902 for an Episcopal mission congregation, replacing an older wooden church on another site. It shows the Late Gothic Revival style through a steeply pitched gable roof, lancet-arched windows and doors, buttresses and a corner bell tower. An unusual polygonal narthex and distinctive tower detailing set it apart from typical examples. Hook and Sawyer designed it, and J. C. Morris was the contractor. Inside, the chancel is dominated by a three-part Tiffany Studios window installed in 1918 in memory of textile manufacturer William Edwin Holt. J & R Lamb Studios made other stained glass windows in the narthex and nave. Additions from 1951, 1957 and 1964 were designed to complement the original building. The church was listed for its architectural character, its stained glass, and its well-preserved early twentieth-century design, with significance running from 1902 to 1918.","period_of_significance":"1902-1918","architect_builder":"Hook and Sawyer, Architects; J. C. Morris, Contractor; Tiffany Studios (stained glass); J & R Lamb Studios (stained glass)","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in religious use; a larger church built in 1987 stands on the same church property outside the nominated area, and the 1901-1902 church remains standing with its later additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.517063-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/7199/47719941/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/06001138.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06001138/f19d12c82e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06001138/f19d12c82e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Episcopal_Church,_Lexington,_North_Carolina.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Episcopal_Church,_Lexington,_North_Carolina.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719941","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Episcopal_Church_(Lexington,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5591126"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/davidson-county/grace-episcopal-church-06001138/"}