Old Union Church and Cemetery

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Old Union Church and Cemetery
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Nearest city Alfordsville, Indiana
Coordinates 38°32′56″N86°57′22″W / 38.54889°N 86.95611°W / 38.54889; -86.95611 Coordinates: 38°32′56″N86°57′22″W / 38.54889°N 86.95611°W / 38.54889; -86.95611
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Built bySea, Hilary
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 05000605 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 2005

Old Union Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery located in Reeve Township, Daviess County, Indiana. The church was built in 1858, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style frame building. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a gable roof. It features a projecting entrance tower added about 1900. The adjacent cemetery contains about 1,000 burials; the earliest marked burial was in 1823. Also on the property are the contributing shelter house and privy. [2] :5, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes L. Oenone Bradley and Amy Walker (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs and site plan.