St. Philip's Church Ruins | |
 St. Philip's Church ruins in Brunswick Town | |
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| Location | Brunswick County, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′28.6″N 77°56′48.0″W / 34.041278°N 77.946667°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1768 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | Brunswick Town Historic District |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000442[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, is a ruined parish church in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The Anglican church was erected in 1768 and destroyed in 1776.[2] The ruins are located beside the Cape Fear River in the Brunswick Town Historic District, along with Fort Anderson, Russelborough, and the nearby Orton Plantation. During the American Revolutionary War, British forces attacked Brunswick Town in 1776 and burned the church.[3] Before its demise, the church was considered one of the finest religious structures in North Carolina.[4] On February 26, 1970, the historic site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson". North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
- ^ Prose, Francine (March 7, 1993). "A Sojourn On Cape Fear". New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
- ^ Lossing, Benson (1860). "The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution". Harper & Brothers: 362.
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