Tyson United Methodist Church

Tyson United Methodist Church

Tyson United Methodist Church, June 2012
Location 324 W. Tyson St., Versailles, Indiana
Coordinates 39°4′19″N 85°15′14″W / 39.07194°N 85.25389°W / 39.07194; -85.25389Coordinates: 39°4′19″N 85°15′14″W / 39.07194°N 85.25389°W / 39.07194; -85.25389
Area less than one acre
Built 1937 (1937)
Built by Miles & Elliot
Architect McGuire, William; Shook, Wilbur
Architectural style Art Deco, Moderne
NRHP Reference # 94001106[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1994

Tyson United Methodist Church, also known as Versailles United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1937, and is a two-story, Art Deco style church building sheathed in white glazed brick and terra cotta. It features a stylized Corinthian order front portico, round arched entry with bronze doors, and curved bays and ribbon windows. The church is topped by a tall, open lattice work spire of cast aluminum.[2]:5-6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes David Novack and Paul Diebold (November 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tyson United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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