Hopeful Lutheran Church
Hopeful Lutheran Church is a historic church built in 1917 in Florence, Kentucky. This is the fourth church structure on the site serving the same Lutheran congregation, founded in January 1806.[2]
Hopeful Lutheran Church | |
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| Location | 6430 Hopeful Church Rd., Florence, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°59′58″N 84°39′33″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Boone County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003279[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 6, 1989 |
A group of 14 families associated with the Hebron Lutheran Church of Germanna, Madison Co. VA, settled in Boone County in 1805. Family names included Hoffman, Rouse, Tanner, Hanse, Carpenter, and Zimmermann. Their descendants are well represented in the current population of Boone County. Hopeful Lutheran Church was the first Lutheran church in the county and its first regular pastor, William Carpenter, moved to the area in 1813.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES Individual Inventory Form". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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