Lafayette Methodist Church

Lafayette Methodist Church
Lafayette Methodist Church
Location Off SR 107, LaFayette, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°39′36″N 87°39′33″W / 36.65992°N 87.65926°W / 36.65992; -87.65926Coordinates: 36°39′36″N 87°39′33″W / 36.65992°N 87.65926°W / 36.65992; -87.65926
Area Less than 1-acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1852
Architect Umbenhour, Dan
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Christian County MRA
NRHP reference # 79003616[1]
Added to NRHP April 30, 1979

Lafayette Methodist Church is a historic church off SR 107 in LaFayette, Kentucky, United States.

It was built in 1852 by Dutch-born builder Daniel Umbenhour (18161886),[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It contains Greek Revival elements and an unusual belfry.[3]

References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Chris Gilkey, Christian County (Arcadia Publishing, 2008), p. 8.
  3. Kentucky Historical Society, Lafayette Methodist Church, National Register of Historic Places inventory form, Spring 1977.


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