Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery

Historic site in Platte County, Nebraska, US

United States historic place


Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


41°32′28″N 97°39′06″W / 41.54111°N 97.65167°W / 41.54111; -97.65167
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1881
Built by	Murdock & Son; Watts, Joseph
NRHP reference No.	90001768^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 28, 1990

The Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery is a church and cemetery near Monroe, Nebraska. It was added to the National Register in 1990. The listing included three contributing buildings and a contributing site.^[1]

The Monroe Congregational Church, built in 1881, is one-story frame building with a gable roof. The property includes a privy (c. 1881), a storage shed (c. 1881), and a Victorian wrought-iron fence. The New Hope Cemetery is about 100 feet (30 m) to the west.^[2]

It is located in the community of O'Kay, which had population 250 around 1990.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Margaret F. Schmidt (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope Cemetery / O'Kay Church and New Hope Cemetery;NEHBS # PT00-23". National Park Service. Retrieved June 8, 2018. With accompanying four photos