National Register of Historic Places

Bethany Presbyterian Church

Centreville, Amite County, Mississippi
Listed
June 22, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
03000553

About this property

Bethany Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Ariel, Mississippi, United States, near the incorporated towns of Centreville and Liberty. The church is along Mississippi Highway 48. The one-roomed church building once saw congregations over 100 every Sunday, but those numbers have dwindled in recent years.

Location

Centreville, Amite County, Mississippi
31.10204, -90.98649

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 03000553. It was listed on June 22, 2003.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

Centreville Historic District
Listed
5 mi

Nearby Battles

Confederate Guerrilla Action, Wilkinson County
1863Civil War
6.1 mi
Skirmish at Liberty
1863Civil War
11.4 mi
Grierson's Raid — Liberty, Mississippi Skirmish
1863Civil War
11.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Bethany Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

Bethany Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Bethany Presbyterian Church?

Bethany Presbyterian Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bethany Presbyterian Church?

The period of significance for Bethany Presbyterian Church is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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