Lincolnton in Lincoln County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Photographed By Mark Parker, April 20, 2024
1. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker
Erected by Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion.
Location. 35° 28.458′ N, 81° 15.187′ W. Marker is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. Marker is on North Cedar Street near East Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 N Cedar St, Lincolnton NC 28092, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stephen D. Ramseur (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); William A. Hoke (about 600 feet away); Frank Beal House (approx. ¼ mile away); Hoke-Reinhardt House (approx. ¼ mile away); Lincoln County War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert F. Hoke (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Battle of Ramsour's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Michael Hoke (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.
More about this marker. Marker is located on the south side of the church facing East Pine Street. It is to the right of the entrance to the bell tower.
Regarding St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
this page online
Of the cemetery: "Although the cemetery came into use with the erection of the church here in 1842 the earliest group of about thirty-five surviving gravestones date from the 1850s to 1870."
Burials in the cemetery include Stephen D. Ramseur and William A. Hoke, both of whom have historical markers nearby
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1. St Luke's Church and Cemetery. The steeple of that tower was rebuilt in 1859 and there was clearly some rebuilding of the tower and steeple when the brick veneer was added in 1922-1923; thus, the question of the tower's date is somewhat unresolved. There is no question, however, about the church that was· erected by the congregation in 1885-1886. It is that frame building's interior that has survived to the present as the most important Victorian church interior in Lincoln County and one of a larger group of related Episcopal church interiors, dating from the 1880s and l890s, in the Diocese of Western
Photographed By Mark Parker, August 29, 2023
2. St. Luke's Episcopal Church facing belltower
2. Historic Walking Tour of Lincolnton. Stop One<blockquote>The history of St. Luke's began on November 29, 1841 when a group of thirteen citizens gathered in the Pleasant Retreat Academy to form a church. The deed to the land was transferred on March 2, 1842 from Col. John Hoke to the newly organized parish trustees. (Submitted on April 21, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed By Mark Parker, April 20, 2024
3. St. Luke's Episcopal Church interior/ chancel area
Photographed By Mark Parker, August 29, 2023
4. Col. John F. Hoke gravesite
Owner of land deeded to the church in 1842
Photographed By Mark Parker, April 20, 2024
5. St. Luke's Episcopal Church cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 21, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
