Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | |
 Providence Presbyterian Church, July 2011 | |
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| Location | 10140 Providence w Lane., Matthews, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′11″N 80°46′18″W / 35.06972°N 80.77167°WCoordinates: 35°4′11″N 80°46′18″W / 35.06972°N 80.77167°W |
| Area | 23.5 acres (9.5 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003487[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 1982 |
Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located at 10140 Providence Road in Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1858, and is a rectangular, gable-front Greek Revival style frame building. It is three bays wide and four bays deep on a low stone foundation and features extraordinarily tall window openings on all four sides. Adjacent to the church is the contributing church cemetery, with the oldest grave marker dated 1764. Providence Presbyterian Church, the oldest intact and only antebellum frame church in Mecklenburg County.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Davyd Foard Hood, and Jim Sumner (December 1981). "Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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