St. Stephen’s A. M. E. Church
Contributors:
Lewis Hollingsworth, contractor;
J. K. Vaughan, architect
Variant Name(s):
St. Stephen A. M. E. Church
Dates:
1880-1887; 1893 (spire)
Location:
Wilmington, New Hanover County
Street Address:
502 N. Fifth St., Wilmington, NC
Status:
Standing
Type:
Religious
Images Published In:
Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architecture (2005).
Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (1996).
Tony P. Wrenn, Wilmington, North Carolina: An Architectural and Historical Portrait (1984).
Note:
The church was originally called St. Stephen’s but has been known in recent years as St. Stephen. The cornerstone is inscribed, “St. Stephen’s A. M. E./ Church Built 1866/Rebuilt 1880.” A large annex to the church was built in 1913.
