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St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town

Brunswick County, US

St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town

St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, is a ruined parish church in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The Anglican church was erected in 1768 and destroyed in 1776. The ruins are located beside the Cape Fear River in the Brunswick Town Historic District, along with Fort Anderson, Russel

borough, and the nearby Orton Plantation. During the American Revolutionary War, British forces attacked Brunswick Town in 1776 and burned the church. Before its demise, the church was considered one of the finest religious structures in North Carolina. On February 26, 1970, the historic site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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