South Henderson Church
South Henderson Church and Cemetery
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Nearest city | Gladstone, Illinois |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1854 |
NRHP Reference # | 76000709[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 14, 1976 |
The South Henderson Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in rural Henderson County, Illinois, east of the village of Gladstone. The church was built in 1854; it was the second church building used by the local Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation, which formed in 1835 and built its first church two years later. The vernacular building has a wood frame plan and limestone walls and used local materials in its construction, which cost $3,855.55. Reverend Robert Ross led the congregation when it built the 1854 church; Ross was one of the founders of Monmouth College and served on its first Board of Trustees.[2]
The congregation's cemetery is located east of the church; an unpaved road separates the church and cemetery. An iron fence dated 1920 surrounds the cemetery. The gravestones in the cemetery are generally well-maintained, and some of the oldest ones mark the graves of Revolutionary War veterans.[2]
South Henderson, now part of the United Presbyterian Church, disorganized in 1954, and the Old South Henderson Cemetery Association now cares for the site.[2] The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1976.[1]
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- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Churches completed in 1854
- Buildings and structures in Henderson County, Illinois
- Presbyterian churches in Illinois
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
- National Register of Historic Places in Henderson County, Illinois
- Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs
- Midwestern United States church stubs
- Illinois religious building and structure stubs