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Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Bethel United Methodist Church

Street Address:

103 Blackmon St

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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

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