Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church is a historic church at 205 E. Main Street in

Wilkesboro, North Carolina Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census. The town is located along the south bank of the Yadkin River, directly opposite the town of North Wilkesboro. ...

. It was built in 1849–50 in the

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

style then popular, with a prominent

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portico. The brick exterior is otherwise plain, with a somewhat incongruous Victorian-era belfry over the portico. The interior is similarly plain, with plastered walls and a wood board ceiling. The church was built by a man named Dameron for $1,040. The building was added to the

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in 1982. It is located in the

Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District The Downtown Wilkesboro Historic District in Wilkesboro, North Carolina is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It included 69 contributing buildings, two contributing sites and one contributi ...

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Presbyterian churches in North Carolina Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Churches completed in 1849 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Churches in Wilkes County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wilkes County, North Carolina 1849 establishments in North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-church-stub