St Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard
- Address: St Mary's Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1825/00/00 | Francis Lister Hawks | Architect | The first three bays of St Matthew's Gothic Revival-style brick church are built between 1825-1826. It has been suggested that the architect may have been Francis Lister Hawks, the grandson of John Hawks and a vestryman of St Matthew's. | |||
| 1826/05/21 | Bishop John Stark Ravenscroft | Vocation | St Matthew's Episcopal Church building is consecrated by the Right Reverend John Stark Havenscroft, the first Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina. | |||
| 1827/00/00 | Rev William Mercer Green | Vocation | Reverend William Mercer Green becomes rector of St Matthew's Church, staying until 1837. | |||
| 1857/02/22 | Thomas Ruffin | Benefactor | Thomas Ruffin gives the parish the land on which the church was already built and provides a cemetery. Bishop Thomas Atkinson wrote to Ruffin, thanking him for his attention to the issue of solemn and reverent disposal of the bodies of the dead. | |||
| 1868/00/00 | An exposed-beam ceiling is built to replace the original flat ceiling and the eastern extension is constructed containing the present chancel. | |||||
| 1870/01/15 | Thomas Ruffin | Died | Thomas Ruffin, Chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, statesman and agriculturist, dies in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He is buried at St Matthew's Churchyard. | |||
| 1872/04/10 | Notable American botanist and musician, Moses Ashley Curtis dies in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He is buried at St Matthew's Churchyard. | |||||
| 1887/02/13 | Rev William Mercer Green | Died | The Right Reverend William Mercer Green dies at his Sewanee, Tennessee home. He is buried beneath St Matthew's altar. |
| Particulars for St Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Cemetery |
| Building Type | Church |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Historic Use | Graves, burials |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Building Attribute | Stained Glass |
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