Church of the Transfiguration (Saluda, North Carolina)
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| Location | Henderson and Charles Sts., Saluda, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′12″N 82°20′48″W / 35.23667°N 82.34667°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | McCullough, The Rev. John DeWitt |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001301[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1982 |
Church of the Transfiguration is a historic Episcopal church located at Henderson and Charles Streets in Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina. It is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. The church reported 139 members in 2018 and 159 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $274,964. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 73 persons.[2]
The church was built in 1889, and it is a one-story Carpenter Gothic-style church with a steeply pitched gable roof and board and batten siding. It features a two-tiered square corner bell tower and pointed arch stained glass windows. A vestry addition was built in 1968.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Janet Hutchison and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Church of the Transfiguration" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
