Record #:

7470

Author(s):

Hodge, Alan

Abstract:

Hodge recounts the history of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, located near Mount Holly in Gaston County. The church was built in 1843 and claims to be the oldest Catholic church building in the state. It is also one of the smallest, being 40 feet long and 30 feet wide. Regular services at the church stopped in the late 19th-century, and at one time the building was used to store hay. Plans for restoration began in 1974, and on November 2, 1975, St. Joseph's was rededicated. In 1979, the church was named a National Historic Site by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the state of North Carolina.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 6, Nov 2005, p140-142, 144-145, il

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Gaston County; Catholic church buildings--Gaston County