St. John's Episcopal Church (Eolia, Missouri)

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St. John's Episcopal Church
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Location0.25 miles N of Eolia on CR D, 0.25 miles E on CR H, near Eolia, Missouri
Coordinates 39°14′58″N91°0′29″W / 39.24944°N 91.00806°W / 39.24944; -91.00806 Coordinates: 39°14′58″N91°0′29″W / 39.24944°N 91.00806°W / 39.24944; -91.00806
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1856
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 70000346 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1970

St. John's Episcopal Church, also known as Old St. John's, is a historic Episcopal church building located near Eolia, Pike County, Missouri. It was built about 1856, and is a one-story, rectangular, brick church in a transitional Greek Revival / Gothic Revival style. It rests on a limestone block foundation and simple ridge roof. [2] :2–3

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. M. Patricia Holmes (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. John's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1970)