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Lewes Presbyterian Church

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The Lewes Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1692, and are the second oldest Presbyterian congregation in Delaware. The church is located on the site of the original 1727 brick church, which burned in 1871. Burials in the adjacent churchyard include two Delaware governors
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Lewes Presbyterian Church is a member of the denomination: The Covenant Order of Evangelicals, also known as E.C.O. It is also a member of Heritage Presbytery.
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measuring 45 feet by 37 feet. In 1869, the church was renovated to add a number of a
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This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Delaware is a
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columns were added to the interior. In 1931, the church acquired its
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
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property in Delaware on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware
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19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Lewes Presbyterian Church is located in Delaware
Lewes Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Lewes, Delaware
38°46′20″N 75°8′23″W / 38.77222°N 75.13972°W / 38.77222; -75.13972
77000394
Presbyterian
church
Lewes
Sussex County, Delaware
meeting house
Gothic Revival
chancel
belfry
Corinthian order
Colonial Revival
David Hall
Ebe W. Tunnell
Robert G. Houston
John W. Houston
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lewes Presbyterian Church"

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