Zion Lutheran Church (Rockwell, North Carolina)
Appearance
Zion Lutheran Church | |
Location | SW of Rockwell on SR 1006 off SR 1221, near Rockwell, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°31′40″N 80°27′0″W / 35.52778°N 80.45000°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1794 |
NRHP reference No. | 72000991[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
Zion Lutheran Church, also known as Organ Church, is a historic Lutheran church located near Rockwell, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1794, and is a two-story, stone building. A large bell tower was added about 1900; it is topped by a heavy octagonal spire with a weathervane. A Sunday School addition was built on the rear of the church in 1929.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ John B. Wells, III (June 1971). "Zion Lutheran Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- Lutheran churches in North Carolina
- Churches completed in 1794
- 18th-century Lutheran churches in the United States
- Churches in Rowan County, North Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Rowan County, North Carolina
- 1794 establishments in the United States
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- North Carolina church stubs