Centre Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemeteries

Centre Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemeteries is a historic Presbyterian church, session house, and cemetery located near Mount Mourne, Iredell County, North Carolina (Mooresville, North Carolina). The original church building was constructed in 1765, but was destroyed by fire. The current church building and session house were constructed 1854. The church is a one-story, three bay by four bay, rectangular vernacular Greek Revival style brick church. The church's cemetery contains gravestones dating to the 18th century.[2][3]

Centre Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemeteries
A view of Centre Presbyterian Church
LocationSR 1245, near Mount Mourne, North Carolina
Coordinates35°33′7″N 80°51′17″W
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1776 (1776)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSIredell County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002863[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

  • Centre Presbyterian Church's Session House (NRHP)
  • Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard (NRHP)

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Centre Presbyterian Church history
  3. Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1980). "Centre Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemeteries" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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