South Henderson Church

Historic church in Illinois, United States

United States historic place


South Henderson Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


40°52′23″N 90°54′48″W / 40.87306°N 90.91333°W / 40.87306; -90.91333
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1854 (1854)
NRHP reference No.	76000709^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 14, 1976

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]

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

^ ^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.