St. Mary's Chapel (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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St. Mary's Chapel is a historic Episcopal
chapel at 900 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina
on the grounds of St. Mary's School
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It was built by Richard Upjohn
in 1855 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1970 as a Historic Place in Wake County, North Carolina
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Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
chapel at 900 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
on the grounds of St. Mary's School
Saint Mary's School (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Saint Mary's School is a private, four-year female boarding school serving grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is operated as an independent school, but has an historic association with the Episcopal Church and has an episcopal chapel, St. Mary's Chapel, on the school's grounds...
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It was built by Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...
in 1855 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1970 as a Historic Place in Wake County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places listings in Wake County, North Carolina
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.-See...
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