Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church | |
Location | N of Clarkton on SR 1700 off SR 1762, near Clarkton, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°31′33″N78°38′19″W / 34.52583°N 78.63861°W Coordinates: 34°31′33″N78°38′19″W / 34.52583°N 78.63861°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1828 |
Architect | Sheridan, Thomas |
Architectural style | Pre-Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75001239 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 02, 1975 |
Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church, also known as Clarkton Presbyterian Church, is a historic Presbyterian church in Clarkton, Bladen County, North Carolina. It was built between 1805 and 1828, and is a small frame pre-Greek Revival style building. It is the oldest church in Bladen County. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]
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