Cool Spring Presbyterian Church

Cool Spring Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1854, and is on the site of two previous church buildings that served the congregation dating back to its establishment in 1726. It is a one-story, frame structure, three bays deep, in a rural Greek Revival style. It sits on a brick foundation and has a gable roof. It features a simple pedimented portico supported by two Doric order columns. The churchyard was officially granted to the congregation in 1737 by Governor Thomas Penn.[2]

Cool Spring Presbyterian Church
Cool Spring Presbyterian Church is located in Delaware
Cool Spring Presbyterian Church
Cool Spring Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Cool Spring Presbyterian Church
LocationWest of Lewes on Road 247, near Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates38°44′13″N 75°14′21″W
Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1854
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82002363[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1982

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

  • Church sign
    Church sign
  • Inside of the church
    Inside of the church

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Richard B. Carter and Phyllis A. Hastings (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cool Spring Presbyterian Church". and Accompanying seven photos


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