Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries explained

Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries
Location:1333 Carthage St., Sanford, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.4611°N -79.1936°W
Built:, 1926
Architect:J.J. Minor
Builder:John B. Masemore
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
Added:February 5, 1999
Refnum:99000090

Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries is a historic Presbyterian church and cemeteries located at 1333 Carthage Street in Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It was built in 1879, and is a two-story, gable-fronted, Gothic Revival style frame building. The front facade features lancet-arched double-leaf entries, lancet-arched windows, and a three-stage projecting entry tower with a flared, pyramidal roof and finial. Associated with the church is the manse built in 1926. It is a two-story, hip-roofed frame dwelling with Colonial Revival detailing. Also on the property are the original church cemetery, a cemetery for African-American congregants, the Matthews family plot, and the main cemetery.[1] It is the oldest Presbyterian Church in Lee County, Sanford, North Carolina.[2] This is an active congregation of the Presbyterian Church USA.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debra Kraybill Bevin and James Vann Comer . Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries. National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . n.d. . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.
  2. http://buffalopres.org/about-buffalo-pc.html History page on Church's website