National Register of Historic Places

Wesley Methodist Church

Anchorage, Oldham County, Kentucky
Listed
January 8, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
87000179

About this property

The Wesley Methodist Church, located on Haunz Lane in Oldham County near the Jefferson County line in Kentucky, is a historic church which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was built in 1824 and, in its 1984 Kentucky historic resources site inventory, it was identified as the "only known unaltered early stone church" in Kentucky. It is a one-room dry stone front-gable church, about 32 by 44 feet (9.8 m × 13.4 m) in plan, with three windows on each side. It was built by Silas Bobbitt, age 20, and Bruce Jean, age 18.

Location

Anchorage, Oldham County, Kentucky
38.33210, -85.53518

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Wesley Methodist Church listed on the National Register?

Wesley Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Wesley Methodist Church?

Wesley Methodist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wesley Methodist Church?

The period of significance for Wesley Methodist Church is recorded as the early_republic era.

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