Hawfields Presbyterian Church
Hawfields Presbyterian Church | |
Location | SW of Mebane on NC 119, near Mebane, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°3′28″N 79°18′23″W / 36.05778°N 79.30639°WCoordinates: 36°3′28″N 79°18′23″W / 36.05778°N 79.30639°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1852-1855 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001926[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 15, 1978 |
Hawfields Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church complex located near Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. The congregation was established by settlers in the 1700s. The complex consists of the original church building, the classroom to the rear of it, the Session House, and the cemetery. The current Greek Revival style brick church building was constructed between 1852 and 1855.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
In the cemetery "a plaque...hangs 'in memory of the faithful slaves' who once worshipped there and are buried nearby."[4]
David Ealy has served as the church's pastor since October, 2010.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Catherine W. Bishir; Michael Souther; Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Hawfields Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ Hawfields Presbyterian Church website
- ^ Holloway, Kali (March 25, 2019). "'Loyal Slave' Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History". The Nation.
- ^ Hawfields Presbyterian Church website
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Categories:
- Presbyterian churches in North Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Churches completed in 1855
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
- Churches in Mebane, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina
- Alamance County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- North Carolina church stubs