Church of the Redeemer (Asheville, North Carolina)
Church of the Redeemer | |
 Church of the Redeemer, 2021 | |
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| Location | 1202 Riverside Drive, Woodfin, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°37′28″N 82°35′33″W / 35.62444°N 82.59250°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1886-1888 |
| Architect | Willis, Dr. Francis |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Website | https://churchoftheredeemer-episcopal.com/ |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002419[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 19, 1985 |
Church of the Redeemer is a historic Episcopal church located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1886–1888, and is a native stone cruciform chapel in the Romanesque style. It measures 50 feet long and has a steeply pitched slate gable roof. It features stained glass in round-arch windows—including a Tiffany window signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Also on the property is a contributing cemetery. It was built by Dr. Francis Willis, a British physician, who built the private chapel on his 100-acre estate.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Doug Swaim and Jerry Cross (January 1985). "Church of the Redeemer" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
Categories:
- 19th-century Episcopal church buildings
- Episcopal church buildings in North Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in North Carolina
- Churches completed in 1888
- Churches in Asheville, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Buncombe County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs