American Fork Presbyterian Church

	American Fork Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The church after a snowfall, December 2010
Location	75 North 100 East; American Fork, Utah; United States
Coordinates	40°22′41″N 111°47′44″W / 40.37806°N 111.79556°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1879
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	80003975
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1980

American Fork Presbyterian Church (also known as Community Presbyterian Church) is a historic church in American Fork, Utah, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).^[1]

Description

The Gothic Revival church building is located at 75 North 100 East and was constructed in 1879. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1] It is significant as the first Protestant church in American Fork.

Two meetinghouses of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) in American Fork are also NRHP-listed.^[1] Non-members of the LDS Church became more numerous after the transcontinental railroad opened in 1869.^[2]

The 1984 movie Footloose filmed most of the movie's church scenes in the church.^[3]

As of 2012 the congregation is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Henry 0. Whiteside/ (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Fork Presbyterian Church / Community Presbyterian Church". National Park Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) and accompanying photos
^ Roe, Gina (May 2, 2018). "Utah's famous 'Footloose' church in need of repairs". KUTV. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

External links

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Henry 0. Whiteside/ (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Fork Presbyterian Church / Community Presbyterian Church". National Park Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) and accompanying photos

[3] Roe, Gina (May 2, 2018). "Utah's famous 'Footloose' church in need of repairs". KUTV. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

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