{"nrhp_refnum":"11000209","name":"St. Alban's Episcopal Church","other_names":["Chapel of the Cross"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 Mosby Ave","address_restricted":false,"city":"NC","county":"Halifax County","state":"NC","lat":36.43008768300007,"lon":-77.91299908899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-04-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small gable-front frame Gothic Revival mission church at 300 Mosby Avenue in Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina, completed in 1891 and first called the Chapel of the Cross.","why_significant":"The church is argued to be a well-preserved, rare local example of Gothic Revival design in Littleton and Halifax County. It reflects the Episcopal Church's preference for Gothic mission chapels in the late nineteenth century. The 1901 chancel enlargement is the second significant date. It is also paired with St. Anna's Church as an example of separate white and Black Episcopal mission development.","narrative":"St. Alban's Episcopal Church is a small frame mission church on Mosby Avenue in Littleton, Halifax County. Completed in 1891 as the Chapel of the Cross, it was built from plans drawn by its rector, the Rev. W. Lawton Mellichampe, with carpentry by J. H. Whitaker and Tilman V. Picot. The Gothic Revival design includes a gable front, vestibule, square belfry, lancet windows and pointed-arch entries. Inside, scissor trusses, a herringbone beaded-board ceiling, dark stained woodwork and an elevated chancel carry the style. The chancel and sacristy were enlarged in 1901, and the church was consecrated in 1904 under the name St. Alban's. Plain weatherboard replaced the original board-and-batten siding around 1926, and a concrete-block parish hall was added in 1952. The church is recognized for its local architectural value as a well-preserved example of the Gothic Revival style favored by the Episcopal Church for small mission congregations.","period_of_significance":"1891, 1901","architect_builder":"Rev. Winborn Lawton Mellichampe, designer; Capt. J. H. Whitaker, builder; Tilman Vann Picot (1855-1939), builder","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Gothic (Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as being in excellent condition with overall integrity; still used as a church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.575647-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/76/7206/47720676/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/11000209.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000209/da12779fe6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000209/da12779fe6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Alban%27s_Episcopal_Church,_Littleton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Alban%27s_Episcopal_Church,_Littleton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720676","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Alban%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Littleton,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7586736"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/halifax-county/st-albans-episcopal-church-11000209/"}