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| Title: | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, North Carolina |
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Allen Jay Maxwell, III, "St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, North Carolina," Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041), Built Heritage of North Carolina: Historic Architecture in the Old North State, North Carolina State University, Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
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Charles Palmer (fl. 1850s) was a "brick builder" in Raleigh who claimed 14 or 15 years' professional experience by 1858 when he was asked to evaluate another builder's work on a downtown building in the capital. Only two of his own works in the state have been identified. For the W. J. & A. S. Lougee Store (1854) also in downtown Raleigh, Palmer did the brickwork, H. & D. Royster the carpentry, and James Puttick the stonework. Palmer also built St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (1855-1857), a Gothic Revival brick structure designed by Ecclesiologist architect John W. Priest of Newburg, New York. It appears likely that the minister obtained a published or custom design from Priest, then had Palmer and other builders complete it.
Nothing has been learned of his previous experience or background. There were scores of men named Charles Palmer in the nation in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. He might be the Charles Palmer, 24, identified as a brickmason in Alamance County in the 1850 census. Given his experience, it is likely that Palmer executed other work in the region as yet unidentified.
Author: Catherine W. Bishir.
Published 2009
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| Dates: | 1855-1857; 1906 [extension] |
| Location: | Goldsboro, Wayne County |
| Street Address: | 200 N. James St., Goldsboro, NC |
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Bonitz designed the 1906 extension and the Parish House. |
| Title: | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, North Carolina |
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Allen Jay Maxwell, III, "St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, North Carolina," Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041), Built Heritage of North Carolina: Historic Architecture in the Old North State, North Carolina State University, Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
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| Dates: | 1854 |
| Location: | Raleigh, Wake County |
| Street Address: | 100 block Fayetteville St., Raleigh, NC |
| Status: | No longer standing |
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