Austin Methodist Church

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Austin Methodist Church
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Location135 Court St., Austin, Nevada
Coordinates 39°29′32″N117°4′6″W / 39.49222°N 117.06833°W / 39.49222; -117.06833
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1866
ArchitectBell, Daniel P.; McGinnis & Cronin
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 03000751 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 2003

Austin Methodist Church is a historic church at 135 Court Street in Austin, Nevada. The Italianate church building was constructed in 1866 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

It was dedicated on September 23, 1866, at which time a newspaper asserted this was "'the inauguration of the first edifice dedicated to Christian worship in the American desert.'" [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 1, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Austin Methodist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved November 12, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 2003
  1. http://austinnv.blogspot.com/2008/10/methodist-church-in-austin-was-built.html
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