Blue Ball Church, in Hardin County, Kentucky near Howe Valley, was built in 1849. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It is also known as Blueball Baptist Church or Blue Ball Baptist Church.
Blue Ball Church | |
| Location | Blue Ball Church Rd., 0.6 miles south of its junction with Kentucky Routes 220 and 1375, near Howe Valley, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′32″N 86°02′14″W / 37.72556°N 86.03722°W |
| Area | 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| MPS | Hardin County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001727[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 4, 1988 |
It is a one-story gable-front brick church, with brick laid in common bond, on a limestone foundation. A two-story frame addition extended the building to the rear in c.1950.[2] A two-story annex, also to the rear, was built by 2008.[3]
The church was deemed "a notable example of an ante-bellum gable front church. The church is the only ante-bellum brick church located in the county outside of Elizabethtown and is a good example of an early brick church constructed by congregations in the early to mid-19th century. The building retains its original entrance, windows and brick detailing."[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Philip Thomason (December 2, 1986). "Historic Resources of Hardin County: Blue Ball Church (HD-2)". National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2018. With two photos from 1983.
- ^ Annex viewed in Google Streetview dated August 2008, accessed March 22, 2018, and in Google satellite view 2018 imagery.
- ^ Philip Thomason (December 2, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hardin County Multiple Resource Area - Partial Inventory". National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2018.