Oil Springs Methodist Church

Oil Springs Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of KY 580 and KY 40 in Oil Springs, Kentucky. It was built in 1893 and added to the National Register in 1989.[1]

Oil Springs Methodist Church
Oil Springs Methodist Church is located in Kentucky
Oil Springs Methodist Church
Oil Springs Methodist Church is located in the United States
Oil Springs Methodist Church
LocationJct. KY 580 and KY 40, Oil Springs, Kentucky
Coordinates37°48′37″N 82°56′35″W / 37.81028°N 82.94306°W / 37.81028; -82.94306
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectMahan, Ben F.
Architectural styleGothic, High Victorian Gothic
MPSJohnson County MRA
NRHP reference No.88003179[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1989

It is a two-story frame church with a two-story pyramidal-roofed tower. It was designed and built by Ben F. Mahan. It was deemed notable as "Johnson County's best example of a late 19th century Gothic Revival frame church."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Oil Springs Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2018. With three photos from 1984.