Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church
Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church | |
Location | SR 1321 and SR 1323, near Laurinburg, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°49′57″N 79°27′52″W / 34.83250°N 79.46444°WCoordinates: 34°49′57″N 79°27′52″W / 34.83250°N 79.46444°W |
Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
Built | 1856 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83001915[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 18, 1983 |
Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church near Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina. The congregation was founded in 1797, and the current meeting house was completed in early 1856. It is a two-story, gable front Greek Revival style frame building. The land on which the church stands was donated by prominent landowner and politician (1759-1816). The church was used for a short period by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman as his headquarters in March 1865 prior to the Battle of Bentonville. It is the oldest church building in Scotland County.[2][3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, G. F. 1931. Historical sketches of Laurel Hill and Smyrna Presbyterian Churches. N.p: n.p., 6, 16
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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Categories:
- Presbyterian churches in North Carolina
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival church buildings in North Carolina
- Churches completed in 1856
- 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Scotland County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Scotland County, North Carolina
- Wooden churches in North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- North Carolina church stubs