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| ID Number |
84000462 |
| Historic Name |
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH |
| Description of Significance |
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH OF CHECOTAH IS THE SOLE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF FEDERALIST REVIVAL DESIGN USED DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY FOR METHODIST CHURCHES. BUILT OF SMOOTH-FACED RED BRICK WITH A LIMESTONE WATERTABLE, THIS TWO-STORY CHURCH HAS A LOW-PITCHED HIPPED ROOF WITH CROSS GABLES. ON THE INTERIOR, THE CHURCH IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A CORNER PULPIT TYPE, POPULAR EARLY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 11/13/1984. |
| Current Name |
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| Address |
419 W GENTRY |
| City |
CHECOTAH |
| County |
MCINTOSH |
| Lot |
7 |
| Block |
66 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH |
| Current Function |
RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
10-1-1984 |
| Year Built |
1917 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
GAISFORD, JOHN - ARCHITECT; ALSTON, WILLIAM - BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
OTHER - FEDERALIST REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
STAINED GLASS, SILLS |
| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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