The United Brethren in Christ Church, also known as "Five Mile Chapel", is a historic church building located southeast of Cincinnati in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Built in 1844,[2] it is a stone building with a stone foundation and a slate roof.[3] It was the house of worship for the oldest Church of the United Brethren in Christ congregation in southeastern Hamilton County, which became the mother of other congregations: some of its members later left to found other United Brethren in Christ churches elsewhere in Hamilton County and in the surrounding community.[2]
United Brethren in Christ | |
 Front and eastern side of the church | |
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| Nearest city | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′12″N 84°22′29″W / 39.05333°N 84.37472°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1844 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002082[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1978 |
The church was built by its members using stones quarried from the small creek that flows past the church building. Its floor plan is that of a rectangle, modified by the 1896 addition of a bell tower to the front with an entrance in its base. Among the most distinctive elements of its architecture is a large Gothic window on the front facade. Except for the front, the church is surrounded by its cemetery, which is of a date approximately equal to the church building.[2]
In 1978, the United Brethren in Christ Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Although both churches and cemeteries must pass hurdles higher than other types of properties to qualify for inclusion on the Register,[4] it qualified both because of its well-preserved architecture and because of its place as a significant component of local history.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 682.
- ^ United Brethren in Christ, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-07-28.
- ^ National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Park Service. Accessed 2011-07-28.