Shoal Creek Church
National Register of Historic Places

Shoal Creek Church

Edwardsville, Cleburne County, Alabama
Listed
December 4, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74000404

About this property

Shoal Creek Baptist Church is a historic church in Talladega National Forest near Edwardsville, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1895 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1974. The present church building is apparently the third to have been built at the site.

Location

Edwardsville, Cleburne County, Alabama
33.77563, -85.56393

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74000404. It was listed on December 4, 1974.

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Cleburne County High School
Industrial
9.2 mi
Southern Railway Depot
Civil War
10.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Creek War — Tallasseehatchee Battle 1813
1813Early Republic
9.3 mi
Wilson's Raid — Jacksonville AL Skirmish
1865Civil War
11.3 mi
Skirmish at Jacksonville, Alabama
1865Civil War
11.5 mi
Skirmish at Terrapin Creek AL
1863Civil War
11.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Shoal Creek Church listed on the National Register?

Shoal Creek Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Shoal Creek Church?

Shoal Creek Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Shoal Creek Church?

The period of significance for Shoal Creek Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1895.

Can I research the history near Shoal Creek Church?

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