Montrose Presbyterian Church

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Montrose Presbyterian Church
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Montrose Presbyterian Church in 2008
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LocationCty Rd. 20, Montrose, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°7′24″N89°14′12″W / 32.12333°N 89.23667°W / 32.12333; -89.23667
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 03000388 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 09, 2003

Montrose Presbyterian Church is a historic church on County Road 20 in Montrose, Mississippi, United States.

History

Montrose Presbyterian Church was organized in 1841, and the church building was constructed in 1907. [2] Land for the church and cemetery was donated by John Newton Waddel, who served as The University of Mississippi chancellor from 1865 to 1874. [2] In 1983, the church ceased as an organization. [2]

The church building was added to the National Register in 2003. [3]

Mississippi historian Cyril Edward Cain (1883–1963) is buried in Montrose Presbyterian Church Cemetery. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Historical Markers in Newton and Jasper counties". MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL MARKERS, MDAH. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  3. "Montrose Presbyterian Church|NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". npgallery.nps.gov. May 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. Cain, Winton Burell. 1995. A Cain Connection, Maryland to Mississippi and Beyond (1686-1995). McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky.