Christ Church at the Quarry

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Christ Church At The Quarry
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Nearest city Gambier, Ohio
Coordinates 40°23′16″N82°22′15″W / 40.38778°N 82.37083°W / 40.38778; -82.37083 Coordinates: 40°23′16″N82°22′15″W / 40.38778°N 82.37083°W / 40.38778; -82.37083
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1863
Architect William Tinsley
NRHP reference No. 75001446 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1975

The Christ Church at the Quarry is a historic church in Gambier, Ohio. It was built in 1863 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

It is a "beautiful stone chapel" with both Gothic and Celtic design influences, with exterior walls built of stone cut from a nearby quarry.

It derived from Kenyon College students' starting a mission in Gambier and opening a Sunday School. Then participants in the mission sought to build a church. It is likely that the church was designed by architect William Tinsley. Tinsley designed Ascension Hall on the Kenyon College campus around that time. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 806. ISBN   9781878592705 . Retrieved April 23, 2019.