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Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois)

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Coordinates: 39°46′57″N 90°44′42″W / 39.78250°N 90.74500°W / 39.78250; -90.74500
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Church of Christ
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Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois) is located in Illinois
Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois)
Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois) is located in the United States
Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois)
Location102 Main St.
Perry, Illinois
Coordinates39°46′57″N 90°44′42″W / 39.78250°N 90.74500°W / 39.78250; -90.74500
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Built byE. Shonen
Architectural styleGothic
Demolished2014
NRHP reference No.06000675[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2006

The Church of Christ was a historic church located at 102 Main Street in Perry, Pike County, Illinois.

Architecture

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The Carpenter Gothic church was built in 1880 for Perry's Church of Christ congregation, which formed in 1837. The one-story wooden building with board-and-batten siding had a limestone foundation.[2] The front facade featured a three-section steeple and chimneys at the two corners; the steeple consisted of a tower with arched windows, a lantern with louvered windows, and a spire atop a mansard roof. The Gothic arched front entrance to the church was located at the base of the tower.[2] Arched stained glass windows with floral and geometric patterns were located on either side of the entrance.[3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2006.[1]

Destruction

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On October 1, 2014, the church was struck by lightning.[4][2] Firefighters from eight local areas (Perry, North Pike, Griggsville, Baylis, Pittsfield, Mount Sterling, Versailles, and Meredosia) were unable to save it.[5][2] The remnants of the church were demolished.

The site is now a memorial park with a historical marker.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Landmark Perry church destroyed by fire". Jacksonville Journal-Courier. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ Camphouse, Kristine (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of Christ" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-25. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "Perry Church of Christ in Pike County, Illinois". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ Newsdesk, KHQA (2014-10-02). "Loss of historic church leaves Perry community in disbelief". KHQA. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  6. ^ "Perry Church of Christ Memorial Park Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
Church site in 2018
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