The Simpsonville Methodist Church is a historic church on First Street in Simpsonville, Kentucky. It was built in 1876 and added to the National Register in 1988.[1]
Simpsonville Methodist Church | |
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| Location | First St., Simpsonville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°13′30″N 85°21′17″W / 38.22500°N 85.35472°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| MPS | Shelby County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002879[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 |
The first church on this location was built in 1840; it had elevated pews and 32 members in 1842. This church was built in 1876 as the Methodist Episcopal Church South for cost of $7500. It had 210 members during 1877–1880.[2]
See also edit
- Simpsonville Christian Church, also NRHP-listed
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ C. Worsham (March 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Simpsonville Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With five photos from 1986.
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Photograph taken on September 28, 2018, looking slightly towards the south. -
Photograph taken on September 28, 2018, looking towards the northeast.
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