Ellis Congregational Church

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Ellis Congregational Church
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Location Eighth and Washington Sts., Ellis, Kansas
Coordinates 38°56′26″N99°33′38″W / 38.940496°N 99.560574°W / 38.940496; -99.560574 Coordinates: 38°56′26″N99°33′38″W / 38.940496°N 99.560574°W / 38.940496; -99.560574
Built 1907-08
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 00000156 [1]
Added to NRHP March 9, 2000

Ellis Congregational Church is a church at Eighth and Washington Streets in Ellis, Kansas. It was built in 1907-08 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Ellis, Kansas City in Kansas, United States

Ellis is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,062.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a one-and-a-half-story Gothic Revival-style structural limestone course with a woodframe hipped roof.

Gothic Revival architecture Architectural movement

Gothic Revival is an architectural movement popular in the Western World that began in the late 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, hood moulds and label stops.

Limestone Sedimentary rocks made of calcium carbonate

Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). A closely related rock is dolostone, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2. In fact, in old USGS publications, dolostone was referred to as magnesian limestone, a term now reserved for magnesium-deficient dolostones or magnesium-rich limestones.

It served as a church for 65 years, until the congregation disbanded in 1963, and was later converted into a community center. As of 1998 it served as meeting place for the Ellis Arts and Historical Society. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Christy Davis (October 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ellis Congregational Church / 051-1600-0004". National Park Service . Retrieved December 9, 2017. With seven photos from 1999.
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