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
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built1886
ArchitectShofner, Loton; Shofner, Jacob Morton
Architectural stylegable-front form
NRHP reference No.97001231[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Reeves, Mary (May 30, 2008). "Shofner's Chapel celebrates bicentennial". Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
  3. ^ Tennessee Encyclopedia

External links

  • Jenkins Lutheran Chapel and Cemetery at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
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