Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery

Historic site in Mammoth Cave National Park

United States historic place


Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


37°11′52″N 86°04′23″W / 37.19778°N 86.07306°W / 37.19778; -86.07306
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1927
MPS	Mammoth Cave National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000497^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 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

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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.

External links

Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery at Find a Grave
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mammoth Cave Baptist Church
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mammoth Cave Cemetery

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National Register of Historic Places in Mammoth Cave National Park

Historic districts

Colossal Cavern Entrance
Crystal Cave District
Great Onyx Cave Entrance
Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery
Maintenance Area District
Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
Mammoth Cave Historic District
Residential Area District
Salts Cave Archeological Site
Three Springs Pumphouse

NRHP properties

Bransford Spring Pumphouse
Good Spring Baptist Church and Cemetery
Hercules and Coach No. 2
Maple Springs Ranger Station
Old Guide Cemetery
Superintendent's House

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