The Burr Oak United Church is a church at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Washington Streets in Burr Oak, Kansas. It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It was a United Methodist Church until June 20, 2023, but left the denomination in anticipating of combining with other community churches.
Burr Oak United Methodist Church | |
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| Location | NE corner Pennsylvania & Washington Sts., Burr Oak, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°52′9″N 98°18′12.4″W / 39.86917°N 98.303444°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | M.E. Brady |
| Architect | J.C. Holland |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001225[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 2007 |
It is a two-story, red brick and limestone structure with a hipped roof. It was deemed notable as "a late Victorian example of Richardson[ian] Romanesque architecture in a small Kansas town."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Alma Garman; Brenda Eakins; Amber Eakins; Jennifer Farr (March 21, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Burr Oak United Methodist Church / 089-0710-0004". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2017. With photos.
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