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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