{"nrhp_refnum":"71000622","name":"St. John's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1329","address_restricted":false,"city":"Williamsboro","county":"Vance County","state":"NC","lat":36.33764777500005,"lon":-78.39346463499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. John's Episcopal Church is a rectangular frame church with a Flemish-bond brick foundation at Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina. It was built between 1771 and 1773 by master carpenter John Lynch for the vestry of St. Peter's Church.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the only colonial Anglican church building in the Diocese of North Carolina. Its extensive, well-preserved exterior and interior woodwork is described as the best example of colonial church woodwork in the state. It also has associations with Governor Thomas Burke in 1781 and with Bishop Ravenscroft, who lived in Williamsboro in 1828.","narrative":"St. John's Episcopal Church is a simple rectangular building in Williamsboro, Vance County, with molded weatherboards on a Flemish-bond brick foundation. The vestry of St. Peter's Church authorized it in 1771, and master carpenter John Lynch finished it in 1773, signing his name and the date on the foundation. Originally called Nutbush Church, it drew a small community around it. In July 1781 Governor Thomas Burke used it as his temporary headquarters. After decades without a minister, it was revived in the 1820s under the Reverend William Mercer Green and consecrated as St. John's in 1825. Decline followed the death of Reverend Pettigrew in 1900, and a restoration led to reconsecration in 1956. Inside are box pews, a paneled gallery, an octagonal pulpit with sounding board, and an unusual plaster ceiling. It is described as the only colonial Anglican church building in the Diocese of North Carolina and the best surviving colonial church woodwork in the state.","period_of_significance":"18th Century (specific date 1773)","architect_builder":"John Lynch, master carpenter","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated excellent and marked altered. Restored to its original appearance and reconsecrated in 1956; present use is religious.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.425301-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/7224/47722425/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/71000622.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000622/2a8f51693d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000622/2a8f51693d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey,_Delos_H._Smith,_Photographer_SOUTH_ELEVATION._-_St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church,_State_Route_1329,_Williamsboro,_Vance_County,_NC_HABS_NC,91-WILBO,1-1.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey,_Delos_H._Smith,_Photographer_SOUTH_ELEVATION._-_St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church,_State_Route_1329,_Williamsboro,_Vance_County,_NC_HABS_NC,91-WILBO,1-1.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722425","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Williamsboro,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588716"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/vance-county/st-johns-episcopal-church-71000622/"}