St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church

Historic church in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church, November 2009
38°42′53″N 85°28′39″W / 38.71472°N 85.47750°W / 38.71472; -85.47750
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1904 (1904)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	00001544^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 28, 2000

St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana.

Early records of the church and its founding have been lost, but it is known that the trustees of the church purchased an acre of land in Hanover for $50 in 1892 to build a church. According to oral tradition among the church members, the present building was erected around 1904, using lumber salvaged from the 1834 Graysville Church formerly on Grange Hill Road.^[1]

The church is a one-story, rectangular wood-frame building with Queen Anne style design elements. It measures approximately 26 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It has a front gable roof and features a central projecting bell tower and entrance.^[2]^: 5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Malia Savarino and Paul C. Diebold (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.