La Grange Church and Cemetery
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La Grange Church and Cemetery | |
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Location | 1575 Old Dixie Highway Titusville, Florida |
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Coordinates | 28°38′22.2″N 80°50′13.6″W / 28.639500°N 80.837111°W |
Built | 1869 |
NRHP reference No. | 95001413[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 7, 1995 |
The La Grange Church and Cemetery is a historic Carpenter Gothic church and cemetery in Titusville, Florida, United States. It is located at 1575 Old Dixie Highway. On December 7, 1995, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
National Register listing
[edit]- La Grange Church and Cemetery
- (added 1995 - Building - #95001413)
- Also known as FMSF# 8DR454*
- 1575 Old Dixie Hwy., Titusville
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Mims, B.J., et al., Feasterr, J.N. & J.C.C.
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
- Period of Significance: 1875–1899, 1900–1924, 1925–1949
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Funerary, Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure
- Current Function: Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
- Current Sub-function: Cemetery
Notable burials
[edit]- Harriette Moore (1902–1952). School teacher and social reformer, killed by a planted bomb in her home
- Harry T. Moore (1905–1951). Teacher and civil right activist and husband of Harriette, killed by the same bomb
- Henry T. Titus (1823–1881). Pioneer, soldier of fortune, and founder of Titusville
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Brevard County, Florida
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Carpenter Gothic church buildings in Florida
- Churches in Brevard County, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Titusville, Florida
- 1869 establishments in Florida
- Churches completed in 1869
- Cemeteries in Brevard County, Florida
- Cemeteries established in the 1860s