Hopewell Presbyterian Church
National Register of Historic Places

Hopewell Presbyterian Church

Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Listed
July 14, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
99000837

About this property

Hopewell Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building in Oxford, Mississippi. The church was built around 1849, and replaced a log building that had burned down that year. The Hopewell Church was dissolved in 1981 and is now part of the grounds of Camp Hopewell, which was established in 1951.

Location

2070 MS 10
Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi
34.39371, -89.41160

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 99000837. It was listed on July 14, 1999.

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

Ammadelle
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6.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Second Expedition Against Forrest — Oxford
1864Civil War
6.4 mi
Forrest's Raid — Jackson, Tennessee to Oxford, Mississippi (1864)
1864Civil War
6.4 mi
Skirmish at Oxford, Mississippi
1862Civil War
6.4 mi
Battle of Oxford
1864Civil War
6.4 mi
Skirmish at Abbeville, Mississippi (1862 supplemental)
1862Civil War
8.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Hopewell Presbyterian Church listed on the National Register?

Hopewell Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Hopewell Presbyterian Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Hopewell Presbyterian Church?

The period of significance for Hopewell Presbyterian Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1849.

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