Community Methodist Church of Ione
Appearance
Community Methodist Church of Ione | |
Location | 150 W. Marlette St., Ione, California |
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Coordinates | 38°21′0″N 120°55′58″W / 38.35000°N 120.93278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1862-1866 |
Architect | Mandell, Samuel D. |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77000287[1] |
CHISL No. | 506[2] |
Added to NRHP | May 26, 1977 |
The Community Methodist Church of Ione, is a United Methodist church in Ione, California, United States. The church is registered as a California Historical Landmark[2] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
[edit]The church was founded in 1861 with $8,000 being set aside for its building. Construction started on July 4, 1862. When the church was dedicated in 1866, it was called the "Ione City Centenary Church." Eventually it was called "Cathedral of the Mother Lode."[3][4]
Architecture
[edit]The church is made of brick. It consists of 255,000 bricks which were locally fired. It has a high roof with rafters that are visible. The roof and rafters do not use any bolts.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Community Methodist Church of Ione". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "Community Methodist Church (No. 506 California Historical Landmark)". Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide. National Geographic. Retrieved September 3, 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Deborah Coleen Cook (May 14, 2008). Ione and the Jackson Valley. Arcadia Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7385-5602-4. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
Categories:
- Churches in Amador County, California
- California Historical Landmarks
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- United Methodist churches in California
- Gothic Revival church buildings in California
- Churches completed in 1862
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Amador County, California
- 1861 establishments in California
- California Registered Historic Place stubs
- Amador County, California, geography stubs
- California church stubs