Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries
Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries | |
Buffalo Presbyterian Church, March 2007 | |
35°27′40″N 79°11′37″W / 35.46111°N 79.19361°W / 35.46111; -79.19361 | |
Area | 12.8 acres (5.2 ha) |
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Built | 1879 (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[1] |
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
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