Philadelphus Presbyterian Church

	Philadelphus Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Distant view from the road
Location	SR 1318 SW of jct. with NC 72, Philadelphus, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°45′52″N 79°10′46″W / 34.76444°N 79.17944°W
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1858
Architect	Gilbert P. Higley
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	75001287
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1975

Philadelphus Presbyterian Church, is a historic Presbyterian church located near Philadelphus, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built during the Antebellum era, in 1858, by carpenter Gilbert P. Higley.^[1] This church replaced an earlier one which had been in existence since at least 1795.^[2] The new church by Higley was constructed in the Greek Revival style with an in antis portico (columns on either side of the entranceway) and was able to accommodate a two-story sanctuary and gallery.^[3]^[4]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Conser, Walter H. (2006), A coat of many colors: religion and society along the Cape Fear River of North Carolina, University Press of Kentucky, p. 114, ISBN 978-0-8131-2405-6
^ Bishir, Catherine W.; Buchman, Tim (2005), North Carolina architecture, UNC Press Books, p. 226, ISBN 978-0-8078-2959-2
^ Ruth Little-Stokes (July 1975). "Philadelphus Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Conser2006-2] Conser, Walter H. (2006), A coat of many colors: religion and society along the Cape Fear River of North Carolina, University Press of Kentucky, p. 114, ISBN 978-0-8131-2405-6

[Bishir-3] Bishir, Catherine W.; Buchman, Tim (2005), North Carolina architecture, UNC Press Books, p. 226, ISBN 978-0-8078-2959-2

[nrhpinv-4] Ruth Little-Stokes (July 1975). "Philadelphus Presbyterian Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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