Church of the Incarnation (Highlands, North Carolina)

Church of the Incarnation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	520 N. 5th St., Highlands, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°3′7″N 83°11′45″W / 35.05194°N 83.19583°W / 35.05194; -83.19583Coordinates: 35°3′7″N 83°11′45″W / 35.05194°N 83.19583°W / 35.05194; -83.19583
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1896
Architect	unknown: Builder: W.B. McGuire
Architectural style	Carpenter Gothic
NRHP Reference #	96000566 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1996

The Church of the Incarnation built in 1896 is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church building located at 111 North 5th Street in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina. The Rev. John A. Deal, the first Episcopal missioner in Macon County, was responsible for founding the Church of the Incarnation as well Saint Agnes Episcopal Church in Franklin, the county seat. Its first building, a Victorian Gothic Revival wood frame building, was built in 1896;^[2] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1] In 2002, a new sanctuary was built on the property and the 1896 building became the chapel. The Church of the Incarnation is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. The rector is the Rev. Bruce Walker.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Macon County, North Carolina

References

External links

• Church of the Incarnation website
• The History of Incarnation
• "Log House First-" Church of Incarnation Was Organized In 1894, (Published in The Franklin Press, 6 March 1958) By Mrs Helen Thornton

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