Bigelow United Methodist Church

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Bigelow United Methodist Church
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Location415 Washington St.,
Portsmouth, Ohio
Coordinates 38°44′2″N82°59′57″W / 38.73389°N 82.99917°W / 38.73389; -82.99917 Coordinates: 38°44′2″N82°59′57″W / 38.73389°N 82.99917°W / 38.73389; -82.99917
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1858
Architectural style Early Romanesque Revival
MPS Boneyfiddle MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002073 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1987

Bigelow United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Portsmouth, Ohio. It was built in 1858 in an Early Romanesque Revival style and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The building is now known as the Grace Community Church at Bigelow. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Grace Community Church at Bigelow". Grace Community Church at Bigelow. Retrieved August 3, 2022.