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Boone County has many historic churches, ten of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Boone County’s historic churches were built in several picturesque architectural styles including Greek Revival examples such as Burlington Presbyterian ( 1830s) and East Bend Methodist (1867). There are Early Gothic Revival churches like Big Bone Methodist (1888) and Late Gothic Revival examples like Belleview Baptist (1903) and Hopeful Lutheran (1917). Bullittsburg Baptist worships in the county’s oldest sanctuary (1819). The locations of Boone County's historic churches are depicted on the 2004 Boone County Heritage Tourism Map. A short description of each is included below.

Belleview Baptist Church
	One of Boone County’s most active congregations proudly maintains their National Register-listed sanctuary, which was built in 1903. It is an eclectic mix of several different styles popular around the turn of the 20th Century.
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Belleview Cemetery and Brady Family Mausoleum
	This cemetery has served the community of Belleview for generations and is notable for the presence of the Brady Family Mausoleum. Built of sandstone in the Neoclassical Style about 1916, the mausoleum holds the remains of four Brady family members, including Robert A. Brady, one of a number of Boone Countians who rode with General John Hunt Morgan during the Civil War.
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Big Bone Methodist Church
	This 1888 church is listed in the National Register and is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the county. The church was once a part of the bustling community of Big Bone Lick. The town and congregation have both now disappeared. The building is now owned by the Kentucky State Parks and is part of Big Bone Lick State Park.
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Bullittsburg Baptist Church
	The original section of Bullittsburg Baptist Church dates to 1819 and is home to the oldest active church in Boone County. The congregation was founded in 1794 and, by 1797, was worshiping in a log church. Many of Boone County’s Baptist churches were organized with the assistance of Bullittsburg Baptist. In 1873 local stonemason William Batterson built the keyhole-shaped stone baptismal pool, which is still used occasionally for baptisms. A burial vault of tooled ashlar limestone, which may also have been the work of Batterson, was added in 1878. Both are among the finest examples of masonry work in the county. The church cemetery, bounded by a wrought-iron fence, was established in the 1860s.
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Burlington Methodist Church
	Listed in the National Register in 1975, the Burlington Methodist Church is one of the County’s best examples of a blend of Greek Revival and early Gothic Revival architecture. Completed in 1837, the church was remodeled in the 1920s and was adapted as an antique shop in the mid-1990s.
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Burlington Presbyterian Church
	Dating to the 1830s, the former Burlington Presbyterian Church is a Greek Revival temple-front edifice. One of two original entrances, with elliptical fanlight, survives in an outer bay. The other two were destroyed when it was later converted to a fire station. The building was sensitively restored by Boone County and now houses the Boone County Maintenance Department. It remains a fine example of transitional Federal/Greek Revival architecture.
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East Bend Methodist Church
	Simple Greek Revival detailing is featured in this unaltered example of a typical Boone County church dating to about 1867. The church is listed in the National Register. The cemetery, which is still in use today, is the final resting place for a number of prominent Boone County figures.
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Hopeful Lutheran Church
	Built in 1917, the Hopeful Lutheran Church is the only example of the Late Gothic Revival style in Boone County. The building is listed in the National Register.
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Petersburg Christian Church
	The Petersburg Christian Church was built in a transitional Greek Revival - Italianate style about 1840. The building has been altered slightly since it was listed in the National Register. The church includes the Chapin Memorial Library, which houses an extensive archive of information on Petersburg history.
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Richwood Presbyterian Church
	Organized in 1834, Richwood Presbyterian Church is the oldest Presbyterian church in Northern Kentucky. Much of the original character of the c. 1842 church building and grounds, including distinctive stone wall and an extensive cemetery, has been retained.
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Walton United Methodist Church
	Blending Tudor Revival and Craftsman elements, this Walton church may be Boone County’s most architecturally distinctive 20th Century church. Located on South Main Street, the Walton United Methodist Church dates to 1922.
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