Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery

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Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery
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Nearest city Monroe, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°32′28″N97°39′06″W / 41.54111°N 97.65167°W / 41.54111; -97.65167 Coordinates: 41°32′28″N97°39′06″W / 41.54111°N 97.65167°W / 41.54111; -97.65167
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1881
Built by Murdock & Son; Watts,Joseph
NRHP reference # 90001768 [1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 1990

The Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery is a church and cemetery near Monroe, Nebraska. It was added to the National Register in 1990. The listing included three contributing buildings and a contributing site. [1]

Monroe, Nebraska Village in Nebraska, United States

Monroe is a village in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 284 at the 2010 census.

The Monroe Congregational Church, built in 1881, is one-story frame building with a gable roof. The property includes a privy (c.1881), a storage shed (c.1881), and a Victorian wrought-iron fence. The New Hope Cemetery is about 100 feet (30 m) to the west. [2]

It is located in the community of O'Kay, which had population 250 around 1990. [2]

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