Pittsboro Presbyterian Church

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Pittsboro Presbyterian Church
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LocationN. East St., Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′13″N79°10′34″W / 35.72028°N 79.17611°W / 35.72028; -79.17611 Coordinates: 35°43′13″N79°10′34″W / 35.72028°N 79.17611°W / 35.72028; -79.17611
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
NRHP reference # 78001939 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978

Pittsboro Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on N. East Street in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a one-story brick church. The tower and steeple were replaced in 1875 following a tornado, and again in the 1920s and in 1971. [2]

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

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Mary Ellen Gadski (n.d.). "Pittsboro Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.