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Grace Union Church and Cemetery

Coordinates: 35°35′56″N 81°19′2″W / 35.59889°N 81.31722°W / 35.59889; -81.31722
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Grace Union Church and Cemetery
Grace Union Church and Cemetery is located in North Carolina
Grace Union Church and Cemetery
Grace Union Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Grace Union Church and Cemetery
LocationJunction of SR 1008 and SR 2030, near Newton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°35′56″N 81°19′2″W / 35.59889°N 81.31722°W / 35.59889; -81.31722
Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectIrby, Joseph
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSCatawba County MPS
NRHP reference No.90000739[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1990

Grace Union Church and Cemetery is a historic church and national historic district located near Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1857, and is a one-story, brick, Greek Revival-style church. Also on the property is the Grace Union Cemetery, with gravestones dated as early as 1822.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Barbara Kooiman; Laura A. W. Phillips; Jerry L. Cross (May 1989). "Grace Union Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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