Middletown United Methodist Church

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Middletown United Methodist Church
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Front of the former church, in 2014
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LocationMadison and Main Sts., Middletown, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°14′42″N85°32′21″W / 38.24500°N 85.53917°W / 38.24500; -85.53917 Coordinates: 38°14′42″N85°32′21″W / 38.24500°N 85.53917°W / 38.24500; -85.53917
Built1899
ArchitectWood, William, B.
Architectural style Gothic
MPS Jefferson County MRA
NRHP reference No. 80001638 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1980

The Middletown United Methodist Church is a historic church at Madison and Main Streets in Middletown, Kentucky. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

The church was established in 1800. The second building was built in 1899 by William Benjamin Wood, a local builder. It is a brick structure on a stone foundation. [2]

The parish is now located in a newer building on Old Shelbyville Road. [3]

A sign on the lawn in 2014 identified the building as the Middletown Community Center (per photo).

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mary Cronan Oppel (February 1977). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Middletown United Methodist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved February 28, 2018. With two photos from 1977.
  3. "Home". MIDDLETOWN UMC. Retrieved 2018-12-11.