[2] Its historic church, a one-story, cruciform plan brick building with Gothic Revival design influences, was built in 1894–1896.

[4] Miller, himself born into slavery, was a member of Trinity Chapel and one of the most well respected brick masons and contractors in Asheville of his time.

[4] Congregants gathered to lay the cornerstone of the building on February 22, 1894, two days before the Feast of St. Matthias.

It was at this occasion that the present Bishop, Joseph B. Cheshire, bestowed the congregation with the name "St. Matthias" in honor of its new, independent status.

[4] This article about a property in Buncombe County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.