Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery | |
| Location | Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°11′52″N 86°04′23″W / 37.19778°N 86.07306°W |
| 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
See also
- Good Spring Baptist Church and Cemetery: also in Mammoth Cave National Park
- Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery: also in Mammoth Cave National Park
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Edmonson County, Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mammoth Cave National Park
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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