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}j �� 17 NO PROPERTY NAME C NC TYPE LOCATION ADDRESS 17 Cedar Grove Post Office C bldg. W side SR 1357 appx.300 fl N of jct w/SR 1004 DESCRIPTION The ca. 1940s 1-story structure is of concrete block. It was constructed by Robert Oliver between 1951 and 1952(Graybeal interview with Robert Oliver,July 23, 1997). Throughout the history of the community,the post office was located in various buildings surrounding the crossroads including the now demolished Finley House on the site of the current Mildred Finley House(14),the Patton Store(11), the Ellis Store(12)and the Allison-Oliver-Pender Store(16). During the 1930s,the only post office in Orange County north of Hillsborough was located in Cedar Grove(Vukan 1948,p.61). 18 Vacant Land NE Corner of alter. site NE corner SR 1357 dt SR 1004 Crossroads DESCRIPTION This now vacant land was the site of a blacksmith shop and a wheelwright shop operated by the Finley family in the late 1940s(Graybeal interview with Stephen Finley,August 14, 1997). 19 Ligon Commercial Building mod. bldg. E side SR 1357 appx.200 It N of jot w/SR 5211 Efland-Cedar Grove Ro 1352 DESCRIPTION The 1960s 1-story gable-front commercial building is brick veneered with a central entrance flanked by picture windows. This site was originally the site of a 1-story front-gabled pharmacy building with a shed-roof porch during the early 1900s. The pharmacy building was moved ca. 1913 to the site on the adjacent east of the Dr.Claude M.Hughes House(9). A 3-story frame flour mill was then erected in the original location of the pharmacy. The flour mill was destroyed by fire ca. 1931. 20 Cedar Grove United Church C bldg. W side SR 1357 appx.400 It N of jct w/SR 1004 DESCRIPTION Completed in 1939,the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church is a 2-story cross gable stone structure with a nave plan interior which seats 200. The paired casement windows are transomed and are headed by keystoned lintels. A tower with an embattled crown,louvered lantern, and a double-entry doorway with an arched transom light,articulated the Gothic Revival style. The interior features wooden pews,a paneled chair rail,and around stained glass window above the altar. A cemetery to the adjacent north of the church dates to the mid-1800s. The congregation organized on July 23,9, 1832 as the Cedar Grove Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was given land by both Joseph Allison,one of the original settlers of Cedar Grove and its first Postmaster,and John Kelly. The first church building,erected in 1834,was a small frame sanctuary and faced east fronting the now Cedar Grove-Efland Road. In 1876,the small church was enlarged by an addition to the south side(Pender and McDade 1982,p. 15). 20a U.M.C.Cemetery C site DESCRIPTION Markers are of granite,fieldstone,marble obelisks,tablets,stelles,monoliths. The earliest dates to 1870s and covers one acre to north of church. The entrance to the cemetery is designated with an iron archway supported by fieldstone pillars on the south side.