Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

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Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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Location800 and 803 Sixteenth St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°6′33″N79°46′49″W / 36.10917°N 79.78028°W / 36.10917; -79.78028
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1775
ArchitectAlbright, Jacob; Barton, Harry
Architectural styleFederal, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000985 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2002

The Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, is a historic Presbyterian church complex and cemetery located at 800 and 803 Sixteenth Street in Greensboro. The Federal-style church sanctuary was built in 1827, and updated and expanded in 1919–1920 in the Colonial Revival style by architect Harry Barton (1876-1937). It was expanded again in 1956. Flanking the sanctuary are two-story Colonial Revival-style educational buildings linked to it by one-story arcades. The rectangular two-story Colonial Revival-style manse and garage were added to the complex in 1924. The church cemetery has burials dating back to 1775. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (February 2002). "Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.