Oil Springs Methodist Church

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Oil Springs Methodist Church
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LocationJct. 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 Coordinates: 37°48′37″N82°56′35″W / 37.81028°N 82.94306°W / 37.81028; -82.94306
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectMahan, Ben F.
Architectural styleGothic, High Victorian Gothic
MPS Johnson County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88003179 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.