Mount Zion Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery located east of Hallsville in Boone County, Missouri. The Gothic Revival style frame church was built in 1903. It was the location of the Battle of Mount Zion Church during the American Civil War.[2] The cemetery contains over seven hundred grave sites, including many American Civil War soldiers.[3] The grounds contain a memorial to the Missouri State Guard.[4] The church is still functioning today.
Mount Zion Church and Cemetery | |
 The church building from the west | |
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| Location | 11070 E. Mount Zion Road, Hallsville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°04′09″N 92°10′46″W / 39.06917°N 92.17944°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Architect | Weldon Jones, Wesley Sebastian, Martin and James Carlos, Charles Critchfield |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Rural Church Architecture of Missouri, c. 1819 to c. 1945 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001177[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 2013 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/14/13 through 1/18/13. National Park Service. January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Missouri Civil War Museum St Louis Missouri : History/Trivia/Facts : Battle of Mount Zion Church". Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Mt Zion Church & Cemetery, Boone County, Missouri". Mt Zion Church & Cemetery, Boone County, Missouri.
- ^ Bonnie L. Durk and Tiffany Patterson (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Zion Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
