The Christ Church at the Quarry is a historic church in Gambier, Ohio. It was built in 1863 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Christ Church At The Quarry | |
Nearest city | Gambier, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 40°23′16″N 82°22′15″W / 40.38778°N 82.37083°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Built | 1863 |
Architect | William Tinsley |
NRHP reference No. | 75001446[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 25, 1975 |
It is a "beautiful stone chapel" with both Gothic and Celtic design influences, with exterior walls built of stone cut from a nearby quarry.
It derived from Kenyon College students' starting a mission in Gambier and opening a Sunday School. Then participants in the mission sought to build a church. It is likely that the church was designed by architect William Tinsley. Tinsley designed Ascension Hall on the Kenyon College campus around that time.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 806. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved April 23, 2019.