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St. Paul's Church and Cemetery
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| Nearest city: | Newton, North Carolina |
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| Area: | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built: | 1808 |
| Architect: | Cline, Henry |
| Architectural style: | Federal style |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Catawba County MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 71000573[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 09, 1971 |
St. Paul's Church and Cemetery also known as Old St. Paul’s Lutheran Church or St. Paul's Lutheran Church is a church in Newton, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 as a Historic Place in Catawba County, North Carolina.[1]
St. Paul's Church, Newton is a two story log weatherboarded church built in 1808. It features a federal style interior with carved sounding board and moldings and a separate, now repurposed, slave balcony. The building is one of the oldest existing churches in North Carolina west of the Catawba River. The graveyard headstones date to the late 18th century.[2]
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