Euphronia Presbyterian Church

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Euphronia Presbyterian Church
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Location3800 Steel Bridge Rd., near Sanford, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°28′17″N79°20′51″W / 35.47139°N 79.34750°W / 35.47139; -79.34750 Coordinates: 35°28′17″N79°20′51″W / 35.47139°N 79.34750°W / 35.47139; -79.34750
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
Built byCampbell, Daniel C.
MPS Lee County MPS
NRHP reference No. 94000527 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 1994

Euphronia Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church and national historic district located at 3800 Steel Bridge Road near Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It was built in 1886, and is a two-story frame building with weatherboard siding and a gable-fronted nave form. It features a two-tier belfry rising from the roof ridge. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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. J. Daniel Pezzoni (February 1994). "Euphronia Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.