Dancyville United Methodist Church and Cemetery

Dancyville United Methodist Church and Cemetery
Location Dancyville Methodist Church St., Dancyville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°24′19″N 89°17′43″W / 35.40528°N 89.29528°W / 35.40528; -89.29528Coordinates: 35°24′19″N 89°17′43″W / 35.40528°N 89.29528°W / 35.40528; -89.29528
Area 3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 91000224[1]
Added to NRHP March 13, 1991

Dancyville United Methodist Church is a historic church in the Dancyville community in Haywood County, Tennessee. The church and its cemetery were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

The church property was deeded to the Methodist Church in 1835. Two years later, in 1837, the congregation was organized and a log church building was built on the property.[2] The current building was completed in 1850, replacing the log church. It is a wood frame building in a Greek Revival design, built from trees growing on the church grounds; the lumber was hewn and sawed by hand.[2][3] It is one of only a few extant antebellum churches in rural west Tennessee.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Dancyville United Methodist Church". Dancyville.net. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Manning, Russ (2002). Scenic Driving Tennessee. Globe Pequot. p. 322. ISBN 9780762711383.


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