Viney Fork Baptist Church

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Viney Fork Baptist Church
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Nearest citySpeedwell, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°40′26″N84°10′38″W / 37.67389°N 84.17722°W / 37.67389; -84.17722 Coordinates: 37°40′26″N84°10′38″W / 37.67389°N 84.17722°W / 37.67389; -84.17722
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1802
Architectural style Antebellum vernacular
MPS Madison County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88003317 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1989

Viney Fork Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church near Speedwell in Madison County, Kentucky, at the intersection of Kentucky Route 374 and Kentucky Route 499. It was built in 1802 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story cut sandstone building. Its gable end has a short, squared wooden bell tower. It was deemed notable as "an example of a rural country church notable for its use of windows whose blunted arched shape represent a local interpretation of the Gothic style." [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. S. Willis and H. Powell (1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Viney Fork Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved February 10, 2018. With six photos from 1986.