Greenville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

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Greenville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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Greenville Presbyterian Church in 2013.
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Nearest city Greenville, Georgia
Coordinates 33°3′56″N84°42′19″W / 33.06556°N 84.70528°W / 33.06556; -84.70528
Area3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1836
Architectural styleRural vernacular church
NRHP reference No. 01001555 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2002

Greenville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic church that was organized in 1829 and its cemetery in Greenville, Georgia. The church building was built in 1836. The property was added to the National Register in 2002. [1]

The church building is a one-story 29 by 45 feet (8.8 m × 13.7 m) wood-frame building with wood lap siding on a continuous brick foundation over older piers. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.; Lynne S. Miller (December 17, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Greenville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". National Park Service . Retrieved March 26, 2017. With 17 photos.