Spring Valley Presbyterian Church

Historic church in Oregon, United States

United States historic place
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
LocationZena, Oregon
Coordinates45°00′32″N 123°07′42″W / 45.0088°N 123.1283°W / 45.0088; -123.1283
Built1859
Architectural styleAmerican Queen Anne style
NRHP reference No.74001717
Added to NRHP1974

The Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, also known as the Zena Church, in the community of Zena, is a Presbyterian congregation approximately 10 miles northwest of Salem, Oregon, United States.

According to a commemorative plaque in front of the church, it was built in 1859 with volunteer labor. The lumber came by boat on the Willamette River to the community of Lincoln, while the bell came from England via Cape Horn.

Directly adjacent to the church is a small cemetery of approximately 100 headstones. Sunday church services and private weddings are still held at Spring Valley. Local families continue to bury their dead in the cemetery.

The church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Images

  • The church's bell and belfry.
    The church's bell and belfry.
  • An early gravestone from the churchyard.
    An early gravestone from the churchyard.

References

  1. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  • Historic photographs of Zena, Oregon, including the church, from Salem Public Library


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