Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

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Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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LocationSW corner of NC 87 and SR 1712 Jct., near Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°30′58″N78°27′2″W / 34.51611°N 78.45056°W / 34.51611; -78.45056
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1845
ArchitectCromartie, George
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000695 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1987

Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located near Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina. It was built in 1845, and is a frame Greek Revival-style church with a pedimented front portico added in 1932. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry L. Cross (January 1987). "Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.