Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Location .5 miles (0.80 km) north of Keene, Kentucky on Keene-Troy Road
Coordinates 37°56′50″N 84°37′47″W / 37.94722°N 84.62972°W / 37.94722; -84.62972Coordinates: 37°56′50″N 84°37′47″W / 37.94722°N 84.62972°W / 37.94722; -84.62972
Area 3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built 1877
Architect Young,Andrew M.
Architectural style Late Victorian, Romanesque
MPS Jessamine County MRA
NRHP reference # 84001659[1]
Added to NRHP July 05, 1984

The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Keene, Kentucky is a historic church.

It began meeting in 1791 as part of the South Elkhorn Baptist Church community, was established as independent in 1801, with the current sanctuary being built in 1877 and added to the National Register in 1984.

It was deemed notable as "one of the few buildings remaining by the local builder A. M. Young", and as the best example of Romanesque Revival style among Jessamine County's rural churches.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church". National Park Service. Summer 1977. Retrieved December 20, 2017. With photo from 1980.
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