Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church

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Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church
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LocationO.2 mi. E of jct. of Cty. Rd. 7 and Cty. Rd. 12, Pleasant Hill, Alabama
Coordinates 32°9′53″N86°54′30″W / 32.16472°N 86.90833°W / 32.16472; -86.90833
Built1851
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 99000465 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1999
Designated ARLHNovember 2, 1990

The Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, originally known as Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church, is a historic Greek Revival church in Pleasant Hill, Alabama. The current structure was built between 1851 and 1852. It features a distyle-in-antis type portico with simple box columns, a bell tower topped by a small domed cupola, and a second-floor balcony around three sides of the interior. [2] It was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on the November 2, 1990 and on the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1999. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. National Park Service, National Register Information System, March 13, 2009 version.
  2. Sims, Michael. "Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church: An endangered historic property in Pleasant Hill, Alabama". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  3. "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

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