{"nrhp_refnum":"86003526","name":"Midway Presbyterian Church and Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4635 Dallas Hwy./GA 120 SW","address_restricted":false,"city":"Powder Springs","county":"Cobb County","state":"GA","lat":33.94381977100005,"lon":-84.68756467299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rural Presbyterian church built of concrete blocks in 1905, with an associated historic cemetery to the rear, at 4635 Dallas Highway (GA 120) in Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is architecturally significant as the only known rural Georgia church built of concrete blocks, a material made on site that was unusual for rural churches of the period. It is also significant in religion as evidence of a Presbyterian congregation, a minority faith in rural Georgia, and the cemetery is a historic landscape feature tied to the congregation.","narrative":"Midway Presbyterian Church is a small, rectangular, gable-roofed rural church in Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia, built in 1905 of concrete blocks fabricated on the premises. A heavy, Norman-arched entrance tower with a steeple marks the front, and the interior is laid out in the shape of a cross. Behind it lies a cemetery dating to the 1850s, holding about 850 burials in a flat, gridiron layout with modest monuments. The congregation was organized in 1850 in a state where Presbyterians made up only about five percent of churches. The present building replaced earlier frame structures and cost $2,300. Its concrete blocks, modern for rural Georgia in 1905, gave it an appearance resembling medieval Norman stonework. The only other known Georgia church of concrete block is in Fitzgerald. The church was listed for its architecture and for documenting a minority Protestant denomination in rural Georgia. The congregation remains active.","period_of_significance":"1905","architect_builder":"Unknown; concrete blocks created by W. J. Sheridan of Rockmart, slate roof cut by Mr. Davis of Rockmart, pews made by Charlie Byrd of Marietta","architectural_style":"Norman-arched entrance tower; rural concrete-block church (no formal style classification stated)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as an active, expanding congregation; condition marked excellent but altered, with a 1961 interior remodeling, a 1950 west wing and a 1969 Fellowship Hall.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.587259-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86003526.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003526/aa31ebd33d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003526/aa31ebd33d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cynthia Jennings","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midway_Presbyterian_Church_Cemetery.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cynthia Jennings</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midway_Presbyterian_Church_Cemetery.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207595","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Presbyterian_Church_and_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14686718"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/cobb-county/midway-presbyterian-church-and-cemetery-86003526/"}