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St. Mark's Chapel (Raleigh, North Carolina)

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St. Mark's Chapel
St. Mark's Chapel in March, 2015
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
AreaMordecai Park
Built1847
Part ofMordecai House (ID70000474[1])
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1970

Saint Mark's Chapel is a small, formerly Episcopal chapel located on the grounds of the Mordecai House in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The chapel, along with the rest of the Mordecai plantation, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The chapel is a very popular place for weddings.[2]

History

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The Episcopalian St. Mark's Chapel was built by slave carpenters in 1847 on the Chatham County plantation of John Haughton. The chapel was moved to Siler City in 1953 for use by another congregation. Mordecai Historic Park received the chapel in 1979 and it is in use today for weddings, meetings, seminars, and lectures.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Mordecai". Archived from the original on October 10, 2007.
  3. ^ "Free Personalized and Interactive Wedding Maps, Wedding Planning Tools, Local Wedding Vendors - Wedding Mapper". Retrieved March 15, 2016.