Old Union Church and Cemetery | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Nearest city | Alfordsville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°32′56″N 86°57′22″W / 38.54889°N 86.95611°W / 38.54889; -86.95611 |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1858 (1858) |
Built by | Sea, Hilary |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 05000605 |
Added to NRHP | June 17, 2005 |
Old Union Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery located in Reeve Township, Daviess County, Indiana. The church was built in 1858, and is a one-story, Greek Revival style frame building. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a gable roof. It features a projecting entrance tower added about 1900. The adjacent cemetery contains about 1,000 burials; the earliest marked burial was in 1823. Also on the property are the contributing shelter house and privy.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes L. Oenone Bradley and Amy Walker (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs and site plan.
External links
Categories:- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Greek Revival church buildings in Indiana
- Churches completed in 1858
- Churches in Daviess County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Daviess County, Indiana
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Cemeteries established in the 1820s