Lemmon's Presbyterian Church

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Lemmon's Church and Cemetery
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Location Portersville Rd. east of its junction with County Road 750W, west of Portersville, Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°29′28″N87°2′29″W / 38.49111°N 87.04139°W / 38.49111; -87.04139 Coordinates: 38°29′28″N87°2′29″W / 38.49111°N 87.04139°W / 38.49111; -87.04139
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1860
Built by Baugh, Samuel
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 92000674 [1]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1992

Lemmon's Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located near Portersville in Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana. The church was built in 1860, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building with Greek Revival style design elements. The one-room building has a gable front roof and rests on a sandstone pier foundation. Also on the property is a contributing cemetery. [2] :2 The church was renovated in 1992. [3]

Presbyterianism Branch of Protestant Christianity in which the church is governed by presbyters (elders)

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism, which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland.

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Cemetery Place of burial

A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word cemetery implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term graveyard is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard.

The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as Lemmon's Church and Cemetery. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01.Note: This includes John J. Fierst (December 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lemmon's Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. Ireland Indiana site