United Brethren in Christ
National Register of Historic Places

United Brethren in Christ

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Listed
June 12, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78002082

About this property

The United Brethren in Christ Church, also known as "Five Mile Chapel", is a historic church building located southeast of Cincinnati in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Built in 1844, it is a stone building with a stone foundation and a slate roof. It was the house of worship for the oldest Church of the United Brethren in Christ congregation in southeastern Hamilton County, which became the mother of other congregations: some of its members later left to found other United Brethren in Christ churches elsewhere in Hamilton County and in the surrounding community. The church was built by its members using stones quarried from the small creek that flows past the church building. Its floor plan is that of a rectangle, modified by the 1896 addition of a bell tower to the front with an entrance in its base. Among the most distinctive elements of its architecture is a large Gothic window on the front facade. Except for the front, the church is surrounded by its cemetery, which is of a date approximately equal to the church building. In 1978, the United Brethren in Christ Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although both churches and cemeteries must pass hurdles higher than other types of properties to qualify for inclusion on the Register, it qualified both because of its well-preserved architecture and because of its place as a significant component of local history.

Location

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
39.05342, -84.37465

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When was United Brethren in Christ listed on the National Register?

United Brethren in Christ was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 1978.

What type of historic resource is United Brethren in Christ?

United Brethren in Christ is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for United Brethren in Christ is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1844.

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