Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church (Eaton, Indiana)

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Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church
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Location1701 W. Eaton-Wheeling Pike, west of Eaton, Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°20′56″N85°24′25″W / 40.34889°N 85.40694°W / 40.34889; -85.40694 Coordinates: 40°20′56″N85°24′25″W / 40.34889°N 85.40694°W / 40.34889; -85.40694
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1867
Architectural styleGable Front
NRHP reference No. 08000915 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2008

The Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist church located in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana. It was built in 1867, and is a modest, one-room, brick church with a reconstructed bell tower. It measures 46 feet by 36 feet and sits on an uncut Indiana limestone foundation. [2] :5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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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 Peter M. Brown and Dollie C. Rees (April 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.