First Christian Church, also known as First Church of Christ, is an historic Disciples of Christ (DOC)

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located at 126 S. Main Street in

Robersonville, North Carolina Robersonville, incorporated in 1872, is a town located in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,326 at the 2020 census. Robersonville is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. It is home to the East Carolina ...

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and was built in 1913. It is a one-story, brick-veneered,

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

building with a cross-gable facade. The front facade features three arched stained-glass windows and a two-story corner bell tower. Also on the property is a contributing church

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. It was added to the

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in 2005.

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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregations Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Churches completed in 1913 Churches in Martin County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Martin County, North Carolina 1913 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-church-stub