Carthage in Moore County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Carthage Methodist Church
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
1. Carthage Methodist Church Marker
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1897
Erected by Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 35° 20.939′ N, 79° 25.204′ W. Marker is in Carthage, North Carolina, in Moore County. It is on McReynolds Street (North Carolina Route 24/27) 0.1 miles north of Pinecrest Street, on the left when traveling north. The mrker is to the right of the sanctuary entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 McReynolds Street, Carthage NC 28327, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carthage Methodist Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); James McConnell (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buggy Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor of James Rogers McConnell (approx. Ό mile away); Andrew Johnson (approx. 0.3
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More about this marker. Carthage Methodist Church is a contributing building to the Carthage Historic District.
Regarding Carthage Methodist Church. Excerpts from the Carthage Historic District Nomination Form:
Large and complex frame building in Victorian Gothic Revival style; construction begun in 1897 by contractor A. C. Campbell of Aberdeen; massive gable roof over main block; large four-stage tower with bellcast pyramidal roof at northeast corner; shorter octagonal towers with bellcast tent roofs on north and east elevations; gabled pro.jections of varying sizes flanked by buttresses on three elevations; large arched openings with traceried stained-glass windows; other stained-glass windows in assortment of openings: doors have panels and traceried windows; towers and buttresses originally sheathed in wood shingle; most surfaces now covered with vinyl siding; littie altered sanctuary has deeply coved ceiling and paneled wainscot;
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
2. Carthage Methodist Church Marker at right of sanctuary entrance
Also see . . . Carthage Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Allison H. Black, Architectural Historian, Black & Black, Preservation Consultants, Raleigh, NC, 1991 (Submitted on March 22, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
3. Carthage United Methodist Church sign
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 18, 2025
4. Full view of Carthage Methodist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
