The Olive Branch United Methodist Church is a historic church in Finchville, Kentucky. It was established in 1801 at Pickets Dam. Current facility was built in 1861.
Olive Branch United Methodist Church | |
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| Nearest city | Finchville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°7′38″N 85°15′45″W / 38.12722°N 85.26250°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | c. 1861 |
| Built by | John Ford, Younger Ford, and Boswell, Taylor |
| Architectural style | Antebellum Vernacular |
| MPS | Shelby County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002895[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 |
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The building appears to have been built in about 1861 and was on a circuit with the Rockbridge Church and the Methodist church in Graefenburg. It is a brick gable-end entry church.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ C. Worsham (April 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With three photos from 1986.
