Beechfork Presbyterian Church

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Beechfork Presbyterian Church
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Nearest citySpringfield, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°45′14″N85°10′30″W / 37.75389°N 85.17500°W / 37.75389; -85.17500
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1836
Architectural styleRomanesque, Gothic Revival
MPS Washington County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88003406 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989

Beechfork Presbyterian Church (also Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church) is a historic church near Springfield, Kentucky.

The church was built in 1836 by a Presbyterian congregation that had organized three years earlier, made up of families centered along the Beech Fork north of Springfield. It was renamed Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church c.1843-1844. The building is a brick nave plan church, the original facade is laid in Flemish bond. An 1889-1900 renovation added a Gothic vestibule to the front and Gothic arched windows. [2] [3]

The building and the adjoining cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Joe DeSpain (December 14, 1982). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory:Beechfork Presbyterian Church/Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. Gibson Worsham; Charlotte Worsham (April 1985). "Historic Resources of Washington County" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved May 21, 2015.