{"nrhp_refnum":"94001454","name":"Emmanuel Lutheran Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"216 S. Aspen St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lincolnton","county":"Lincoln County","state":"NC","lat":35.46997383400003,"lon":-81.25705200699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-12-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Late Gothic Revival church with a separate attached educational building at the junction of South Aspen Street and Church Street in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The church was erected in 1919-1920 by contractor Henry A. Kistler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is the finest Late Gothic Revival building in Lincolnton and Lincoln County and arguably one of the finest in the Piedmont. It is bold in design, richly detailed with tapestry brick and terra cotta, and retains its original interior furnishings and stained glass. Its congregation traces roots to the 1780s, and the building is the third church the congregation has erected.","narrative":"Built in brick on a cross plan at the corner of South Aspen and Church Streets in Lincolnton, the church was completed in 1920 by contractor Henry A. Kistler. Its tapestry brick walls are enlivened with pale terra cotta, cast stone and granite around lancet-arched openings, stepped buttresses and a squat four-stage steeple crowned by a cross. The congregation, organized in the 1780s by German-speaking settlers, had worshipped in a brick church erected in 1895 before moving to this site. The building is regarded as the finest Late Gothic Revival church in Lincolnton and Lincoln County, and one of the most handsome of its style in the Piedmont. Its sanctuary keeps original pews, chancel furnishings, lancet-arch decoration and stained glass windows. A U-shaped educational building, erected in 1941-1942 and expanded in 1954, stands behind the church and houses classrooms and offices.","period_of_significance":"1919-1920","architect_builder":"Marsh & Hawkins, architects; Henry A. Kistler, contractor","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Continues to serve as a house of worship; the nomination states it has been in use as a church since 1920.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.548531-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7181/47718183/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/94001454.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001454/2e4dfd594a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001454/2e4dfd594a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"RoxylovesHistory","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emmanuel_Lutheran_Church,_216_S._Aspen_Street,_Lincolnton,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">RoxylovesHistory</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emmanuel_Lutheran_Church,_216_S._Aspen_Street,_Lincolnton,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718183","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Lutheran_Church_(Lincolnton,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5373274"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/lincoln-county/emmanuel-lutheran-church-94001454/"}