Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church

Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church meeting house in Lexington, Kentucky. The church building was constructed in 1801 on land donated by Mary Todd Lincoln's grandfather Levi Todd.

Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church
Nearest cityLexington, Kentucky
Coordinates37°58′07″N 84°25′29″W
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1801, 1880
NRHP reference No.73000801[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1973

It replaced a log meetinghouse which had been built in 1785. It is a stone 40 by 50 feet (12 m × 15 m) structure which had two rows of square windows. It was renovated in 1880; the renovation replaced the square windows by Gothic shaped ones. Stone front steps were donated in 1900.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mrs. Karl O. Lange; Mrs. H. Lynn Cravens (September 1, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2018. With three photos from 1971.


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