{"nrhp_refnum":"82003510","name":"St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Woodleaf on SR 1950","address_restricted":false,"city":"Woodleaf","county":"Rowan County","state":"NC","lat":35.78738595400006,"lon":-80.56192416699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A weatherboarded frame Episcopal church with an adjoining stone-enclosed churchyard and cemetery, set on a knoll above the bottomlands of Fourth Creek and the South Yadkin River in Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1840 by Jacob Correll.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is among the oldest intact antebellum frame Episcopal churches in western North Carolina and one of the oldest in the state. Its unpainted vernacular construction, largely original materials, and surviving churchyard are presented as a rare example of a meeting-house type that was otherwise lost or replaced by brick buildings. It is also associated with early families of the parish and with the Rev. George Badger Wetmore's long ministry.","narrative":"Built in 1840 by Jacob Correll, St. Andrew's is a frame Episcopal church sheltered by oak trees on a knoll above Fourth Creek and the South Yadkin River near Woodleaf in Rowan County. The church was contracted in April 1840 for $325 and consecrated by Bishop Levi Silliman Ives on 30 August of that year. Its weatherboards and doors are largely original, and the interior has never been painted, so the wood has taken on a golden patina. The church is regarded as one of the oldest surviving antebellum frame Episcopal churches in western North Carolina, and its plain vernacular form is considered rare after many similar buildings were replaced by brick structures. The adjoining churchyard, enclosed by dry-laid stone, holds 53 inscribed markers, including those of several original communicants and the Rev. George Badger Wetmore's family. Services declined after 1906, and restoration efforts began in the mid-1970s.","period_of_significance":"1840-1899","architect_builder":"Jacob Correll (builder)","architectural_style":"Vernacular meeting house architecture","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The shingle roof dates from 1977 and the gallery was reopened that year; services at the church ceased by 1906, and the churchyard remains in use for burials.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.894952-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/7221/47722132/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003510.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722132","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Episcopal_Church_and_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7586871"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/rowan-county/st-andrews-episcopal-church-and-cemetery-82003510/"}