Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery
Historic site in Clarke County, Alabama, US
United States historic place
Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery | |
31°26′31″N 87°41′40″W / 31.44194°N 87.69444°W / 31.44194; -87.69444 | |
Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
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Built | 1911 |
Architectural style | Front gable with steeple |
MPS | Clarke County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 99000889[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 28, 1999 |
The Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery is a historic United Methodist Church building and its adjacent cemetery in Gainestown, Alabama, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1999, due to its architectural significance.
History
Gainestown Methodist Church was founded in 1819 by Reverend Joshua Wilson. A two-story church building was constructed in 1854 with the church auditorium on the lower floor and a Masonic lodge meeting room on the upper. That building was severely damaged by a tornado in 1911. It was rebuilt in that same year as a one-story building, using as much salvaged material from the original building as was possible.[2]
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National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Alabama
- Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District
- Jackson Historic District
- Thomasville Historic District
- Whatley Historic District
- Airmount Grave Shelter
- Alston–Cobb House
- Bush House
- Clarke Mills
- Stephen Beech Cleveland House
- John A. Coate House
- Cobb House
- Dickinson House
- Fort Sinquefield
- Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery
- Gainestown Schoolhouse
- Doit W. McClellan Lustron House
- J. P. McKee Lustron House
- Isaac Nettles Gravestones
- Jesse Pickens Pugh Farmstead
- Wilson–Finlay House
- Woodlands