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St. John's Methodist Church (Shelbyville, Kentucky)

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were members here, including Zora Clark, the first African American in the county to receive a nursing degree; T.S. Baxter, the first African American elected to the Shelbyville city council; and Emma Payne Roland, the first African American reporter for the local newspaper, the
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architecture, known for its tall steeple and 30 stained glass windows. At the time of its construction, it was the largest African American congregation in town, and served the largest congregation.
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MRA included designation of 3 new districts and 8 individual properties. PDF includes Kentucky Historic Resources Inventories, maps, correspondence. Downloading may be slow.
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religious architecture" and also an "important landmark in the evolution of black religious history in Shelbyville."
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Multiple Resource Area of Shelbyville
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located on College Street. It was built in 1896 and added to the National Register in 1984.
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Site of the destroyed original building, with the present steel building in the background
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Kentucky is a
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property in Shelby County, Kentucky on the National Register of Historic Places
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It was listed as part of a larger study of historic resources in Shelbyville.
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Demolished but still listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Louisville metropolitan area, Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs
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National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Kentucky
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19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
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It was deemed to be the "best local example of frame
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The congregation was originally affiliated with the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. John's Methodist Church (Shelbyville, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
St. John's Methodist Church (Shelbyville, Kentucky) is located in the United States
38°12′48″N 85°13′27″W / 38.21333°N 85.22417°W / 38.21333; -85.22417
Gothic Revival
MPS
84002016
Shelbyville, Kentucky
church
Gothic Revival
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
Shelby County
Shelby Sentinel
United Methodist Church

Carpenter Gothic




"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: St. John United Methodist Church"
National Park Service
two photos from 1983
National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Multiple Resource Area of Shelbyville
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