The South Henderson Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in rural Henderson County, Illinois, north of the village of Biggsville. The church was built in 1854; it was the second church building used by the local Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation, which formed in 1835 and built its first church two years later. The vernacular building has a wood frame plan and limestone walls and used local materials in its construction, which cost $3,855.55. Reverend Robert Ross led the congregation when it built the 1854 church; Ross was one of the founders of Monmouth College and served on its first Board of Trustees.[2]
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| Nearest city | Biggsville, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′23″N 90°54′48″W / 40.87306°N 90.91333°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000709[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1976 |
The congregation's cemetery is located east of the church; an unpaved road separates the church and cemetery. An iron fence dated 1920 surrounds the cemetery. The gravestones in the cemetery are generally well-maintained, and some of the oldest ones mark the graves of Revolutionary War veterans.[2]
South Henderson, now part of the United Presbyterian Church, disorganized in 1954, and the Old South Henderson Cemetery Association now cares for the site.[2] The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1976.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Karlowicz, Titus M. (April 16, 1976). "South Henderson Church and Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.