Beechfork Presbyterian Church Explained

Beechfork Presbyterian Church
Nearest City:	Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates:	37.7539°N -85.175°W
Built:	1836
Architecture:	Romanesque, Gothic Revival
Added:	February 10, 1989
Refnum:	88003406

Beechfork Presbyterian Church (also Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church) is a historic church near Springfield, Kentucky.

The church was built in 1836 by a Presbyterian congregation that had organized three years earlier, made up of families centered along the Beech Fork north of Springfield. It was renamed Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church . The building is a brick nave plan church, the original facade is laid in Flemish bond. An 1889-1900 renovation added a Gothic vestibule to the front and Gothic arched windows.^{[1] [2]}

The building and the adjoining cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88003406}} Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory:Beechfork Presbyterian Church/Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church ]. 2015-05-21. PDF. Joe DeSpain. December 14, 1982. National Park Service.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000261}} Historic Resources of Washington County]. 2015-05-21. PDF. Gibson Worsham. Charlotte Worsham. April 1985. National Park Service.