Sandy Grove Presbyterian Church Fort Bragg Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP)
Sandy Grove Presbyterian Built 1854 Daughter church to Long Street Presbyterian Originally built as a Greek Revival structure – A 1917 renovation included Gothic Revival additions Sandy Grove Presbyterian, 2010
Sandy Grove, Gothic Revival Elements Gothic Revival elements: – Peaked, gothic-style windows in lieu of original Greek Revival – Front vestibule w/steeple (original double door entry enclosed by vestibule); Palladian window between entrance in-filled with clapboard Original Greek Revival windows shortened and “Gothicized” with peaked surrounds (left). Front vestibule and steeple added to enclose the original double door entrance on north elevation (above); slave entrance on south elevation in-filled with clapboard.
Interior Elements Hand-planed pews Elevated dado/pulpit Central supportive columns Ghost marks on floor and ceiling (covered by metal/wood) mark loci of early wood stoves (used as heat sources) Interior reoriented in 1917 renovation: pews turned around; dado/pulpit relocated; slave entrance in-filled
Greek Revival Ghost Marks Ghost marks (architectural “footprints”) – Original slave entrance – Window surrounds
Sandy Grove Cemetery Contains 214 marked graves and six memorial markers Earliest: Alexander Campbell (d. 1859) Latest: Mary Chappell King Wright (d. 1977) Small concrete markers mark loci of original wooden markers (not extant)
CRMP Maintenance of Sandy Grove Recommend routine maintenance of architectural elements, cemetery, and grounds Report and redress vandalism damage Repaired window with Lexan covering to protect against breakage Window vandalized by bullets and stones
CRMP Tours of Sandy Grove Walking tours of church and/or cemetery available by appointment – Pamphlets available at CRMP office – Call CRMP at , or through the CRMP website’s Contact Us pageContact Us