Upper Lott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery

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Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery
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Nearest city Metter, Georgia
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1881
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 08000967 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2008

The Upper Lott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic site in Upper Lotts Creek or Upper Lott's Creek in Metter, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2008. It is located on the Metter-Portal Highway and Westside Road.

The one-room, one-story church, built in 1881, has elements of Greek Revival style. An annex was added to the rear, in 1959. [2]

As of 2008 the cemetery had 328 marked graves, dating back to 1902, but also had unmarked plots that may go back as far as 1841. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Keith S. Hebert and Richard Crotwell (April 28, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Upper Lott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery". National Park Service . Retrieved February 5, 2017.