South LeRoy Meetinghouse

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South LeRoy Meetinghouse
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Location in Ohio
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Location in United States
Nearest city Painesville, Ohio
Coordinates 41°39′50″N81°8′49″W / 41.66389°N 81.14694°W / 41.66389; -81.14694 Coordinates: 41°39′50″N81°8′49″W / 41.66389°N 81.14694°W / 41.66389; -81.14694
Arealess than one acre
Built1822
NRHP reference No. 79001873 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1979

South LeRoy Meeting House (also known as SE LeRoy Methodist Episcopal Church or Brakeman Church) is a historic church in Leroy Township, Ohio The Greek Revival architecture church was started in 1822 and finished in 1832. [2] Henry Brakeman and sons built the church from local lumber. It was placed on the National Register in 1979. As of the fall of 2015, the Leroy South Meetinghouse is undergoing renovations. The entire building has now been resided and painted.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Podolak, Janet (July 14, 2014). "Restoration of South LeRoy Meeting House a goal for heritage association". The News-Herald. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.