Old South Church (Kirtland, Ohio)

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Old South Church
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Location9802 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland, Ohio
Coordinates 41°36′16″N81°21′1″W / 41.60444°N 81.35028°W / 41.60444; -81.35028 Coordinates: 41°36′16″N81°21′1″W / 41.60444°N 81.35028°W / 41.60444; -81.35028
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1859
Architectural style Romanesque Revival, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 73001485 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1973

Old South Church is a historic church at 9802 Chillicothe Road in Kirtland, Ohio.

It was built in 1859 with Romanesque and Carpenter Gothic elements and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

It was built on the site of the first church in Kirtland, which was a log cabin built by the first congregation, which formed in 1819. It has a gable roof and a three-story tower topped by an octagonal spire. [2]

The congregation is currently affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 844. ISBN   9781878592705.