Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery

Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery is located in Kentucky
Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
LocationMammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Coordinates37°11′52″N 86°04′23″W / 37.19778°N 86.07306°W / 37.19778; -86.07306
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1927
MPSMammoth Cave National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.91000497[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1991

Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic church in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. It was built in 1827 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

The church was established in 1827. The current building was built in 1927 after the original was destroyed in a tornado. It is a 42 by 26 feet (12.8 m × 7.9 m) one-story gable-front frame building, on a foundation of stacked sandstone blocks.[2]

Notable burials

  • Floyd Collins (1887–1925), cave explorer and famous cave accident victim

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lally, Kelly A. (June 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery / T-41, C-44". National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2018. With two photos from 1987.
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