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Old Franklin United Brethren Church

Coordinates: 39°30′22″N 84°56′56″W / 39.50611°N 84.94889°W / 39.50611; -84.94889
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Old Franklin United Brethren Church
Old Franklin United Brethren Church, March 2012
Old Franklin United Brethren Church is located in Indiana
Old Franklin United Brethren Church
Old Franklin United Brethren Church is located in the United States
Old Franklin United Brethren Church
LocationJunction 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
Coordinates39°30′22″N 84°56′56″W / 39.50611°N 84.94889°W / 39.50611; -84.94889
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1831 (1831)
Built byReed, Joseph
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.95000201[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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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