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Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Houstonville, North Carolina)

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MPS
  
Iredell County MRA

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
8 December 1980

NRHP Reference #
  
80002855

Year built
  
1853

Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Houstonville, North Carolina)

Location
  
SR 2359, near Houstonville, North Carolina

Architectural style
  
vernacular Greek Revival

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Session House and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church, session house, and cemetery located near Houstonville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1853, and is a one-story, three bay by five bay, rectangular vernacular Greek Revival style frame church. It has an pedimented, temple form, front gable roof and an unusual front recessed balcony. It is the oldest church building in Iredell County. Also on the property is the contributing session house, also built in 1853, and church cemetery with about 200 gravestones.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Houstonville, North Carolina) Wikipedia