Oil Springs Methodist Church

Oil Springs Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jct. KY 580 and KY 40, Oil Springs, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°48′37″N82°56′35″W / 37.81028°N 82.94306°W / 37.81028; -82.94306
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1893
Architect	Mahan, Ben F.
Architectural style	Gothic, High Victorian Gothic
MPS	Johnson County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003179 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 26, 1989

Oil Springs Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of KY 580 and KY 40 in Oil Springs, Kentucky. It was built in 1893 and added to the National Register in 1989. ^[1]

It is a two-story frame church with a two-story pyramidal-roofed tower. It was designed and built by Ben F. Mahan. It was deemed notable as "Johnson County's best example of a late 19th century Gothic Revival frame church." ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Oil Springs Methodist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved February 25, 2018. With three photos from 1984.