Summerville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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and
cemetery
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located near
Lillington,
Harnett County, North Carolina
Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stati ...
. The original church was built in 1811, burned down due to being struck by lightning, and was rebuilt in 1848. It is a simple rectangular frame building with
Greek Revival
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and
Gothic Revival
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design elements. The adjacent cemetery includes approximately 150 burial plots and a fine collection of mid and late-19th century markers.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1985.
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References
Presbyterian churches in North Carolina
Cemeteries in North Carolina
Protestant Reformed cemeteries
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Greek Revival church buildings in North Carolina
Gothic Revival church buildings in North Carolina
Churches completed in 1848
19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
Buildings and structures in Harnett County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Harnett County, North Carolina
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