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Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal Church building and its adjoining cemetery located at 335 Main Street in Pineville, Louisiana, United States.
Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery | |
| Location | 335 Main Street, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 31°19′5″N 92°26′22″W / 31.31806°N 92.43944°W |
| Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architect | Upjohn, Richard; et al. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000718[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 2000 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2000. Mt. Olivet is no longer a parish church and is now Mount Olivet Chapel. Its parish hall is now the Diocesan House of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana.[2]
Notable interments edit
- George Washington Bolton (1841–1931), state politician and banker[3][4]
- Henry E. Hardtner (1870–1935), businessman and conservationist[4]
- Thomas Overton Moore (1804–1876), Louisiana Governor
- John H. Overton (1875–1948), U.S. Representative and Senator[4]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mount Olivet Chapel and Diocesan House 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - Dictionary B". Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ a b c "Mt. Olivet Cemetery burials". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
External links edit
Media related to Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church (Pineville, Louisiana) at Wikimedia Commons
- Mt. Olivet Chapel & Cemetery History
- Mout Olivet Cemetery at Find a Grave