Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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LocationHodgenville Ave. and N. 1st St., Greensburg, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°15′45″N85°30′8″W / 37.26250°N 85.50222°W / 37.26250; -85.50222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1876
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Green County MRA
NRHP reference No. 85000912 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 19, 1985

Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, also known as Greensburg Separate Baptist Church, is a history church at Hodgenville Avenue and N. 1st Street in Greensburg, Kentucky. It was built in 1876 and added to the National Register in 1985. [1]

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Greensburg CPC current building

It was deemed significant for its architecture: "The church is the best of very few examples in Green County of the Gothic Revival style." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Joe DeSpain (1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church / Greensburg Separate Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved December 31, 2017. With two photos from 1981.