Camp Ground Church and Cemetery

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Camp Ground Church and Cemetery
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LocationWest of Milan, near Milan, Missouri
Coordinates 40°10′38″N93°18′39″W / 40.17722°N 93.31083°W / 40.17722; -93.31083
Area6.9 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1855 (1855), 1901
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 85002483 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1985

Camp Ground Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery located near Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. The church was built in 1901, and is a one-story, Classical Revival style rectangular frame building. It measures 30 feet by 44 feet and rests on a broken ashlar foundation. The cemetery was founded in 1855 as a public burial ground and contains approximately 400 graves. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Keith Graf and James M. Denny (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Camp Ground Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. pp. 2–3. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 8 photographs from 1981)