Delphi Methodist Episcopal Church

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Delphi Methodist Episcopal Church

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Delphi Methodist Episcopal Church, July 2015
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Location 118 N. Union St., Delphi, Indiana
Coordinates 40°35′17″N86°40′26″W / 40.58806°N 86.67389°W / 40.58806; -86.67389 Coordinates: 40°35′17″N86°40′26″W / 40.58806°N 86.67389°W / 40.58806; -86.67389
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1869, 1884, 1897, 1926
Built by W. R. Dunkin and Sons
Architect Wolever, Frank
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival/Collegiate Gothic; Second Empire
NRHP reference # 15000592 [1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 2015

Delphi Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church complex located at Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. The brick and limestone trimmed Gothic Revival style church sanctuary/auditorium was constructed in 1869 with alterations in 1884, 1897, and 1926. It features a massive three-story bell tower on its northeast corner. The education wing was constructed in 1926 in the Collegiate Gothic style. Also on the property is the two-story, Second Empire style brick parsonage constructed in 1897. [2] :4–5

Methodist Episcopal Church religious organization in the United States

The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself on a national basis. In 1939, the MEC reunited with two breakaway Methodist denominations to form the Methodist Church. In 1968, the Methodist Church merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church.

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Delphi, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Delphi is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,893 at the 2010 census.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. 2015-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-09-01.Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (December 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delphi Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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