St. Paul's Church and Cemetery (Newton, North Carolina)
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St. Paul's Church and Cemetery also known as Old St. Paul’s Lutheran Church or St. Paul's Lutheran Church is a church in Newton, North Carolina
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971 as a Historic Place in Catawba County, North Carolina.
St. Paul's Church, Newton is a two story log weatherboarded
church built in 1808. It features a federal style interior with carved sounding board
and moldings
and a separate, now repurposed, slave balcony. The building is one of the oldest existing churches in North Carolina west of the Catawba River
. The graveyard headstones date to the late 18th century.
Newton, North Carolina
Newton is a city located in Catawba County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,560. It is the county seat of Catawba County.Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. It was listed on 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 1971 as a Historic Place in Catawba County, North Carolina.
St. Paul's Church, Newton is a two story log weatherboarded
Weatherboarding
Weatherboarding is the cladding or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, either vertically or horizontally on the outside of the wall. They are usually of rectangular section with parallel sides...
church built in 1808. It features a federal style interior with carved sounding board
Sounding board
A sound board, or soundboard, is the surface of a string instrument that the strings vibrate against, usually via some sort of bridge. The resonant properties of the sound board and the interior of the instrument greatly increase loudness over the string alone.The sound board operates by the...
and moldings
Molding (decorative)
Molding or moulding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster but may be made from plastic or reformed wood...
and a separate, now repurposed, slave balcony. The building is one of the oldest existing churches in North Carolina west of the Catawba River
Catawba River
The Catawba River is a tributary of the Wateree River in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The river is approximately 220 miles long...
. The graveyard headstones date to the late 18th century.