Burr Oak United Methodist Church

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
View from the southwest
Burr Oak United Methodist Church is located in Kansas
Burr Oak United Methodist Church
Burr Oak United Methodist Church is located in the United States
Burr Oak United Methodist Church
LocationNE corner Pennsylvania & Washington Sts., Burr Oak, Kansas
Coordinates39°52′9″N 98°18′12.4″W / 39.86917°N 98.303444°W / 39.86917; -98.303444
Built1912
Built byM.E. Brady
ArchitectJ.C. Holland
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.07001225[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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

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