Bethel Church (also known as New Bethel Church or Bethel Methodist Church) is a historic Methodist church located on Missouri Highway T near Labadie, Missouri. The church was built in 1868 to replace a log building constructed in 1840 for Franklin County's first Methodist congregation. The red brick building has an unornamented Greek Revival design. The building has a Greek temple form with a low gable roof and square brick pilasters flanking the door and separating the large side windows. The interior of the church has a high ceiling, a balcony above the narthex, and white-painted features.[2]
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| Nearest city | Labadie, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°31′7″N 90°52′44″W / 38.51861°N 90.87889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001867[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1993 |
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Warnebold, Glenn J. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bethel Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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