Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Peach Grove, Kentucky)

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Cemetery near Peach Grove, Kentucky, was built in 1860 or 1861. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] The church is also known as Stepstone Church.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Cemetery
Looking down on the church from its hillside cemetery
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Peach Grove, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Peach Grove, Kentucky)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Peach Grove, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Peach Grove, Kentucky)
LocationStepstone Rd., near Peach Grove, Kentucky
Coordinates38°50′28″N 84°15′52″W / 38.84111°N 84.26444°W / 38.84111; -84.26444
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1861
ArchitectMichael Faulhaber
NRHP reference No.86003729[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1987

The church is a one-story front-gabled clapboard building, built of log joists and rough-cut boards on a fieldstone foundation. It has a wooden cupola with a louvered vent, topped by an iron ball and cross.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Margaret Warminski (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Cemetery / Stepstone Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 27, 2018. With 18 photos from 1986.