Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries

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Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries
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Buffalo Presbyterian Church, March 2007
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Location1333 Carthage St., Sanford, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°27′40″N79°11′37″W / 35.46111°N 79.19361°W / 35.46111; -79.19361
Area12.8 acres (5.2 ha)
Built1879 (1879), 1926
Built byJohn B. Masemore
ArchitectJ.J. Minor
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Colonial Revival
MPS Lee County MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000090 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1999

Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries is a historic Presbyterian church and cemeteries located at 1333 Carthage Street in Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It was built in 1879, and is a two-story, gable-fronted, Gothic Revival style frame building. The front facade features lancet-arched double-leaf entries, lancet-arched windows, and a three-stage projecting entry tower with a flared, pyramidal roof and finial. Associated with the church is the manse built in 1926. It is a two-story, hip-roofed frame dwelling with Colonial Revival detailing. Also on the property are the original church cemetery, a cemetery for African-American congregants, the Matthews family plot, and the main cemetery. [2] It is the oldest Presbyterian Church in Lee County, Sanford, North Carolina. [3] This is an active congregation of the Presbyterian Church USA.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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. Debra Kraybill Bevin and James Vann Comer (n.d.). "Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  3. History page on Church's website