Old Franklin United Brethren Church
Appearance
Old Franklin United Brethren Church | |
Location | Junction of Franklin Church Rd. and State Road 101, 0.5 miles north of Fox Run Rd. and northeast of Brookeville, Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°30′22″N 84°56′56″W / 39.50611°N 84.94889°W |
Area | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1831 |
Built by | Reed, Joseph |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 95000201[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 3, 1995 |
Old Franklin United Brethren Church, now known as Old Franklin Community Christian Church, is a historic United Brethren church located at Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. It was built in 1831, and is a one-story, five-bay, Federal style brick building. It has a central cross gable at the vestibule topped by a bell tower and steeple added in 1910. Surrounding the church on three sides is a cemetery with gravestones dating to the 1830s and 1840s.[2]: 5–6
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Martha Shea and Suzanne Fischer (March 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Franklin United Brethren Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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Categories:
- Methodist churches in Indiana
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Federal architecture in Indiana
- Churches completed in 1831
- Buildings and structures in Franklin County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs