Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church

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Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church
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LocationBelfast Keller Rd., Keller, Georgia
Coordinates 31°50′30″N81°15′40″W / 31.84167°N 81.26111°W / 31.84167; -81.26111 Coordinates: 31°50′30″N81°15′40″W / 31.84167°N 81.26111°W / 31.84167; -81.26111
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 00000193 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2000
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Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church on a 2-acre tract on Belfast Keller Road in Keller, Georgia. The historic district includes a manse (built in 1939) and a cemetery. The inside of the church has varnished tongue-and-grove wood paneling in different orientations to form decorative patterns. Many of the interior furnishings are original. It was built in 1885 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. NRHP form