Pleasant Hill Church (Clinton, Indiana)

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LocationJunction of County Roads 400S and 675W, southwest of Logansport, Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°42′44″N86°30′6″W / 40.71222°N 86.50167°W / 40.71222; -86.50167 Coordinates: 40°42′44″N86°30′6″W / 40.71222°N 86.50167°W / 40.71222; -86.50167
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 95001539 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

Pleasant Hill Church, also known as Keeps Creek Church, is a historic one-room country church located at the junction of County Roads 400S and 675W, in Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana. It was built in 1875, and is a red brick building, with Italianate style design elements. It has a front gable roof and white clapboard belfry. It measures 50 feet by 33 feet. It was originally used as a meeting place for three different denominations. [2] :5,8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Martha B. Justice (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pleasant Hill Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.