Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery
Historic cemetery in Tennessee, United States
United States historic place
Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery | |
35°27′46″N 86°22′48″W / 35.46278°N 86.38000°W / 35.46278; -86.38000 | |
Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
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Built | 1886 |
Architect | Shofner, Loton; Shofner, Jacob Morton |
Architectural style | gable-front form |
NRHP reference No. | 97001231[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 17, 1997 |
Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran church near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The church building was completed in 1886. Around 1976 it ceased being used as a church and was renamed "Jenkins Chapel." It is now maintained by a nonprofit religious organization that was established to preserve the building and grounds.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
Three term (1939–45) Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper (1895–1969) is buried there.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Reeves, Mary (May 30, 2008). "Shofner's Chapel celebrates bicentennial". Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
- ^ Tennessee Encyclopedia
External links
- Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
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