Tyson United Methodist Church, also known as Versailles United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1937, and is a two-story, Art Deco style church building sheathed in white glazed brick and terra cotta. It features a stylized Corinthian order front portico, round arched entry with bronze doors, and curved bays and ribbon windows. The church is topped by a tall, open lattice work spire of cast aluminum.[2]: 5–6
Tyson United Methodist Church | |
.jpg) Tyson United Methodist Church, July 2019 | |
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| Location | 324 W. Tyson St., Versailles, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°4′19″N 85°15′14″W / 39.07194°N 85.25389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Miles & Elliot |
| Architect | McGuire, William; Shook, Wilbur |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001106[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1994 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes David Novack and Paul Diebold (November 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tyson United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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