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New Dublin Presbyterian Church is a historic
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complex located at
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. It was built in 1875, and incorporates part of a church built in 1840. It is a one-story, gable-roofed
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ed brick church building. It primarily exhibits
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style character, with
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style influences. It features a front entry with fanlight, a rose window, two-bay side elevations, a metal sheathed gable roof, and a limestone foundation. Also on the property are a contributing 1874 manse, a cemetery established on the eve of the
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, and an outbuilding. an
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in 2004. A 150 year old Copper Beech tree had toppled over in the yard of the Church in 2021.


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