Huntersville Presbyterian Church is a historic

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on CR 21 at

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in Huntersville,

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. It was built in 1854, and is a two-story, rectangular frame building, two bays wide and three bays deep. It features a three-story

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centered on the front facade and added in 1896. The second floor was added at the same time by Huntersville Masonic Lodge Number 65 for use as a lodge hall. It was listed on the

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in 1978.

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