Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery
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Nearest city | Shelbyville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°27′47″N 86°22′49″W / 35.46306°N 86.38028°WCoordinates: 35°27′47″N 86°22′49″W / 35.46306°N 86.38028°W |
Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
Built | 1886 |
Architect | Shofner, Loton; Shofner, Jacob Morton |
Architectural style | gable-front form |
NRHP Reference # | 97001231[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 17, 1997 |
Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran church near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The church building was completed in 1886. Around 1976 it ceased being used as a church and was renamed "Jenkins Chapel." It is now maintained by a nonprofit religious organization that was established to preserve the building and grounds.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
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References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Reeves, Mary (May 30, 2008). "Shofner's Chapel celebrates bicentennial". Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
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