Montrose Presbyterian Church

Montrose Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Montrose Presbyterian Church in 2008
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Location	Cty Rd. 20, Montrose, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°7′24″N 89°14′12″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	03000388[1]
Added to NRHP	May 09, 2003

Montrose Presbyterian Church is a historic church on County Road 20 in Montrose, Mississippi, United States.

History

Montrose Presbyterian Church was organized in 1841, and the church building was constructed in 1907.^[2] Land for the church and cemetery was donated by John Newton Waddel, who served as The University of Mississippi chancellor from 1865 to 1874.^[2] In 1983, the church ceased as an organization.^[2]

The church building was added to the National Register in 2003.^[3]

Mississippi historian Cyril Edward Cain (1883–1963) is buried in Montrose Presbyterian Church Cemetery.^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Historical Markers in Newton and Jasper counties". MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL MARKERS, MDAH. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
3. "Montrose Presbyterian Church|NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS". npgallery.nps.gov. May 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
4. Cain, Winton Burell. 1995. A Cain Connection, Maryland to Mississippi and Beyond (1686-1995). McDowell Publications, Utica, Kentucky.