Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
National Register of Historic Places

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church

Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama
Listed
October 2, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
85002884

About this property

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as the First Christian Church) is a historic Methodist church building at 1327 Leighton Avenue in Anniston, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1888 and added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1985. Its National Register nomination describes it as "a Gothic structure with Victorian influences constructed of native sandstone ashlar, set on a raised basement of slightly different stone, with a gabled roof and subordinate cross gables. The dominant feature is an entry and bell tower on the north side with a Gothic pointed-arch door, circular windows with a Star of David design set in tracery on each face of the tower at the second stage, and at the third stage, horizontal wooden siding which replaced the original pierced triple lancets in the belfry opening about 1940. The slate spire is also a replacement, and the pinnacles that rose from the tower are gone." It was built under supervision of English master stonemason Simon Jewell, who also worked on two other large sandstone churches in Anniston. It is also a contributing building in the East Anniston Residential Historic District.

Location

1327 Leighton Ave.
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama
33.66122, -85.82467

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Nearby Battles

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When was Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church?

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1327.

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