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Historic church and cemetery in Indiana, United States United States historic place
Bethel Church and Graveyard
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bethel Church and Graveyard, April 2012
Bethel Church and Graveyard is located in Fountain County, IndianaBethel Church and GraveyardShow map of Fountain County, IndianaBethel Church and Graveyard is located in IndianaBethel Church and GraveyardShow map of IndianaBethel Church and Graveyard is located in the United StatesBethel Church and GraveyardShow map of the United States
LocationBethel Rd., 0.5 miles west of its junction with Riverside Rd. and east of Attica, Logan Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Coordinates40°17′47″N 87°10′39″W / 40.29639°N 87.17750°W / 40.29639; -87.17750
Area7.3 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1825 (1825), 1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.95000203
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1995

Bethel Church and Graveyard, also known as Bethel Community Church, is a historic church and cemetery in Logan Township, Fountain County, Indiana. The church was built in 1850 and is a one-story, simple Greek Revival-style timber-frame building. It measures 36 by 50 feet (11 by 15 m). It has a medium-pitched gable roof and sits on a sandstone block foundation coated in stucco. The congregation has been meeting on this site since 1825. The first marked burial in the adjacent cemetery dates to 1825.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Jeffrey L. Bossaer and Suzanne Fischer (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethel Church and Graveyard" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
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