Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

	Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in 2017
Nearest city	Coosa, Georgia
Coordinates	34°15′55″N 85°22′41″W / 34.26528°N 85.37806°W
Area	6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1836, 1855
NRHP reference No.	04001468
Added to NRHP	January 12, 2005

The Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in Coosa, Georgia. is a historic Presbyterian church property.^[2] The cemetery was established in 1836 and the church was built in 1855.^[3]

The church's membership declined to just two members in 1979. The church is maintained by the Sardis Preservation Society.^[3]

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

The church is a one-story one-room front-gabled wood-frame building with clapboard siding, on a stone foundation, facing west. The north and south sides each have four 9 over 9 windows with c.1877 plantation-style shutters to protect them.^[3]

As of 2004, the cemetery had about 235 burials. It is bounded on two sides with a four-foot tall stone wall that has a wrought iron gate.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Historical Rural Churches of Georgia – Sardis Presbyterian". Historical Rural Churches of Georgia. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.; Mark Grindstaff (September 1, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2017. With 23 photos.

External links

Sardis Cemetery at Find a Grave

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Historical Rural Churches of Georgia – Sardis Presbyterian". Historical Rural Churches of Georgia. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[nrhpdoc-3] Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.; Mark Grindstaff (September 1, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2017. With 23 photos.

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