Long Street Presbyterian Church
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Long Street Presbyterian Church
Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP)
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 19th century – Second structure: larger wood-frame, built in early 19th
century west of existing structure, near existing cemetery
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
Long Street Church, Now and Then
Long Street Church, 2010 Long Street Church, ca. 1920-1930
Long Street, Historic Façade
Wood-frame bowing from settling of supportive piers
Wooden column bases
Wooden porch/stairs
Long Street, Present Day Façade
Window panes/ transoms unpainted
Wooden columns shortened; bases replaced w/concrete
Wooden porch/ stairs replaced w/ concrete aggregate
Interior Elements• Fluted wooden columns• Blue painted ceiling• Elevated dado/pulpit• Hand-planed pews• Faux graining/staining
treatment to pews
Slave Gallery• Accessed through two exterior entrances, and up two separate interior staircases• Separated by sex
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
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
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 page