Moores Hill United Methodist Church

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Moore's Hill United Methodist Church
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Location14476 Main St., Moores Hill, Indiana
Coordinates 39°6′47″N85°5′16″W / 39.11306°N 85.08778°W / 39.11306; -85.08778 Coordinates: 39°6′47″N85°5′16″W / 39.11306°N 85.08778°W / 39.11306; -85.08778
Arealess than one acre
Built1871 (1871)
Built byBoyd, B.C.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 97001537 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1997

Moore's Hill United Methodist Church, also known as Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist church located at 13476 Main Street in Moores Hill, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1871, and is a simple one-story, gable front, brick building with Greek Revival and Italianate style design elements. It rests on a limestone foundation and has four Doric order pilasters on the front facade. [2] :5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

Due to declining membership, the church shut down in 2020 and is now ran by Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship, a local non-denominational ministry. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Arthur L. Meyer (December 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moores Hill United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. "Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship". Abundant Grace Bible Fellowship. Retrieved 2023-01-12.