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Long Street Presbyterian Church Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP)
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Long Street Presbyterian Constructed by founding congregation of Highland Scot immigrants (settled area between 1750s-70s) Current 1847 structure preceded by two others: – First structure: plain log, built in 1765 north of existing structure; burned early 19 th century – Second structure: larger wood-frame, built in early 19 th century west of existing structure, near existing cemetery
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Long Street Presbyterian Two-story Greek Revival structure w/hipped roof – Palladian window – Doric columns on front façade – Nine-over-six sash windows on each elevation – Divided into main level and slave gallery above Sex-/race-based divisions per level
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Long Street Church, Now and Then Long Street Church, 2010Long Street Church, ca. 1920-1930
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Long Street, Historic Façade Wood-frame bowing from settling of supportive piers Wooden column bases Wooden porch/stairs
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Long Street, Present Day Façade Window panes/ transoms unpainted Wooden columns shortened; bases replaced w/concrete Wooden porch/ stairs replaced w/ concrete aggregate
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Interior Elements Fluted wooden columns Blue painted ceiling Elevated dado/pulpit Hand-planed pews Faux graining/staining treatment to pews
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Slave Gallery Accessed through two exterior entrances, and up two separate interior staircases Separated by sex
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Long Street’s Cemetery Surrounded by dry-laid sandstone wall Contains 232 known graves – Earliest: Jaujin (Lauchlin) McNeil (d. 1773) – Latest: M. Neil Buie (d. 1932) – Fort Bragg’s only known marker with Gaelic inscription: Capt. Angus McDiarmid (d. 1865) Long Street Cemetery, church’s west façade
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CRMP Maintenance of Long Street CRMP makes recommendations for repairs Fort Bragg repaired failing architectural elements in 2005 – Typical Maintenance Issues Column rot (bases specifically) Exterior paint chipping Exterior storm shutter rot (shutters not original) Maintenance of 1980s security grates and plexi-glass (protection against vandalism) – Future Concrete aggregate porch will require replacement Wooden side stairs up to exterior gallery entrances will require replacement Column base rot requiring repair
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CRMP Tours of Long Street Walking tours of church and/or cemetery available by appointment only – Pamphlets available at CRMP office – Call CRMP at 910-396-6680, or email through the CRMP website’s Contact Us pageContact Us
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