Ramah Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Ramah Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located near Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The current church sanctuary was built in 1881, and is a rectangular, gable-front vernacular Greek Revival / Italianate style frame building. It is three bays wide and has segmental-arched, double-hung sash windows and a tall rectangular and segmental-arched louvered vent. Also on the property is a one-story, log Fellowship Building built in 1935. The cemetery contains approximately 500 burials, with the oldest dating to about 1800.[2]
Ramah Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | |
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| Location | NC 2439 .3 miles N of jct. with NC 2426, near Huntersville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°26′22″N 80°48′10″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1801, 1881 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Vernacular Gk. Revival/Ital. |
| MPS | Rural Mecklenburg County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000081[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Richard Mattson and William Huffman (July 1990). "Ramah 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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