Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°7′52″N 79°24′45″W / 35.13111°N 79.41250°W / 35.13111; -79.41250
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Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, September 2011
Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina)
Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Aberdeen, North Carolina)
LocationNC 5, Aberdeen, North Carolina
Coordinates35°7′52″N 79°24′45″W / 35.13111°N 79.41250°W / 35.13111; -79.41250
Area22.2 acres (9.0 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Built byMcLeod, Archie; McCaskill, Norman
NRHP reference No.79003345[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1979

Bethesda Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on NC 5 in Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860, and is a two-story, vernacular frame meeting house. It rests on tall granite piers, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has a hipped roof. The front facade features a projecting two-stage bell tower. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry Cross (April 1979). "Bethesda Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.