Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church

Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church
Front and southwestern side
Location SR 1321 and SR 1323, near Laurinburg, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°49′57″N 79°27′52″W / 34.83250°N 79.46444°W / 34.83250; -79.46444Coordinates: 34°49′57″N 79°27′52″W / 34.83250°N 79.46444°W / 34.83250; -79.46444
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built 1856
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 83001915[1]
Added to NRHP August 18, 1983

Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church near Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina. The congregation was founded in 1797, and the current meeting house was completed in early 1856. It is a two-story, gable front Greek Revival style frame building. The land on which the church stands was donated by prominent landowner and politician Duncan McFarland (1759-1816). The church was used for a short period by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman as his headquarters in March 1865 prior to the Battle of Bentonville. It is the oldest church building in Scotland County.[2][3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kirkpatrick, G. F. 1931. Historical sketches of Laurel Hill and Smyrna Presbyterian Churches. N.p: n.p., 6, 16
  3. ↑ Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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