Swift Presbyterian Church

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Swift Presbyterian Church
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LocationSwift Church Rd., Miflin, Alabama
Coordinates 30°22′31″N87°37′40″W / 30.37528°N 87.62778°W / 30.37528; -87.62778
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1905
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPS Rural Churches of Baldwin County TR
NRHP reference No. 88001357 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1988

Swift Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church on Swift Church Road in Miflin, Alabama. It was built in 1905 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] [2]

The church began construction in 1905 with materials donated by local lumber merchant and eventual church elder C.A. Swift. The building completed construction in 1907 and the congregation was formally organized in 1910. The church was named in Swift’s honor in 1924. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Sledge, John (December 30, 1987). "Swift Presbyterian Church". Rural Churches of Baldwin County (Thematic Group). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.