Old Union Church and Cemetery
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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°WCoordinates: 38°32′56″N 86°57′22″W / 38.54889°N 86.95611°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1858 |
Built by | Sea, Hilary |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 05000605[1] |
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.[2]:5, 7
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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.
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