Viney Fork Baptist Church

Viney Fork Baptist Church
Nearest city Speedwell, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°40′26″N 84°10′38″W / 37.67389°N 84.17722°W / 37.67389; -84.17722Coordinates: 37°40′26″N 84°10′38″W / 37.67389°N 84.17722°W / 37.67389; -84.17722
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1802
Architectural style Antebellum vernacular
MPS Madison County MRA
NRHP reference # 88003317[1]
Added to NRHP February 8, 1989

Viney Fork Baptist Church is a historic church near Speedwell in Madison County, Kentucky, at the intersection of county roads 499 and 374. It was built in 1802 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story cut sandstone building. Its gable end has a short, squared wooden bell tower. It was deemed notable as "an example of a rural country church notable for its use of windows whose blunted arched shape represent a local interpretation of the Gothic style."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ S. Willis and H. Powell (1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Viney Fork Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2018. With six photos from 1986.
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