Beechfork Presbyterian Church


Beechfork Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°45′14″N 85°10′30″W / 37.75389°N 85.17500°W / 37.75389; -85.17500Coordinates: 37°45′14″N 85°10′30″W / 37.75389°N 85.17500°W / 37.75389; -85.17500
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1836
Architectural style	Romanesque, Gothic Revival
MPS	Washington County MRA
NRHP Reference #	88003406^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1989

Beechfork Presbyterian Church (also Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church) is a historic church in Springfield, Kentucky.

The church was built in 1836 by a Presbyterian congregation that had organized three years earlier, made up of families centered along the Beech Fork north of Springfield. It was renamed Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church c. 1843-1844. The building is a brick nave plan church, the original facade is laid in Flemish bond. A 1889-1900 renovation added a Gothic vestibule to the front and Gothic arched windows.^[2]^[3]

The building and the adjoining cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Joe DeSpain (December 14, 1982). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory:Beechfork Presbyterian Church/Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
↑ Gibson Worsham; Charlotte Worsham (April 1985). "Historic Resources of Washington County" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

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