First United Methodist Church (Checotah, Oklahoma)
Appearance
Methodist Episcopal Church, South | |
Location | 419 W. Gentry St., Checotah, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 35°28′14″N 95°31′28″W / 35.47056°N 95.52444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | William Alston |
Architect | John Gaisford |
Architectural style | Federalist Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84000462[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 13, 1984 |
The First United Methodist Church, formerly the Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church in Checotah, Oklahoma. It was built in 1917 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
It is a two-story brick building. Its sanctuary has an unusual "corner pulpit from which four aisles radiate reminiscent of early 'meetinghouse' styles. It rises two stories with a curved balcony surrounding the rear sides of the sanctuary. All millwork and furniture are of oak. The plank floors are white pine."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ George Lee Stidham; Karen Bode Curths (August 1, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Episcopal Church, South". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2019. With accompanying 11 photos from 1980
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Categories:
- Methodist churches in Oklahoma
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- Churches completed in 1917
- Buildings and structures in McIntosh County, Oklahoma
- National Register of Historic Places in McIntosh County, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States church stubs
- Oklahoma building and structure stubs