Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries

	Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Buffalo Presbyterian Church, March 2007
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Location	1333 Carthage St., Sanford, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°27′40″N 79°11′37″W / 35.46111°N 79.19361°WCoordinates: 35°27′40″N 79°11′37″W / 35.46111°N 79.19361°W
Area	12.8 acres (5.2 ha)
Built	1879, 1926
Built by	John B. Masemore
Architect	J.J. Minor
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
MPS	Lee County MPS
NRHP reference No.	99000090
Added to NRHP	February 5, 1999

Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries is a historic Presbyterian church and cemeteries located at 1333 Carthage Street in Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It was built in 1879, and is a two-story, gable-fronted, Gothic Revival style frame building. The front facade features lancet-arched double-leaf entries, lancet-arched windows, and a three-stage projecting entry tower with a flared, pyramidal roof and finial. Associated with the church is the manse built in 1926. It is a two-story, hip-roofed frame dwelling with Colonial Revival detailing. Also on the property are the original church cemetery, a cemetery for African-American congregants, the Matthews family plot, and the main cemetery.^[2] It is the oldest Presbyterian Church in Lee County, Sanford, North Carolina.^[3] This is an active congregation of the Presbyterian Church USA.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Debra Kraybill Bevin and James Vann Comer (n.d.). "Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
^ History page on Church's website

External links[]

Church website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Debra Kraybill Bevin and James Vann Comer (n.d.). "Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

[3] History page on Church's website

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