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Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Bethel United Methodist Church
Street Address:
103 Blackmon St

Site Number:
0996
Control Number:
U/55/0996
Tax Number:
B141-15-39
Date Surveyed:
October 24 2001
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1925
Alteration Date:
1961
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Religion
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Stucco
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
gable, end to front
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
entrance bay only
Porch Shape:
pedimented gable
Signficant Architectural Features:
Rectangular, gable front ecclesiatical building with full height entry with neoclassical details. Multi-pane windows with spider web transoms. Pyramid shaped steeple on gable roof. Church hall (hip roof brick) connected at rear, a covered breezeway connects to second church building (hip roof, brick).
Alterations:
Changed roof from hip to gable, added neoclassical entry with Roman Doric columns, molded oversize door surround, paneled frieze. Building stuccoed and steeple added in 1961.
Historical Information:
Congregation dates to 1843. First building, two-story frame, on knoll in Bethune cemetery. Church moved to current location in 1906. Parsonage built in 1911/1912. Current church first constructed in 1925. Renovated in 1961. Cornerstone: "Bethel M.E. Church South 1843-1925, Reverend W.V. Jerman Pastor"
Source of Historical Information:
Herman Newman, Parishioner
Quadrangle Name:
Bethune