Andrews Chapel (McIntosh, Alabama) explained

McIntosh Log Church
Nearest City:McIntosh, Alabama
Coordinates:31.2622°N -88.0303°W
Built:1860
Added:November 20, 1974
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:74000439

Andrews Chapel, also known as the McIntosh Log Church, is a historic Methodist church building in McIntosh, Alabama. It is one of only a few remaining log churches in the state. It had its beginning in 1860 when John C. Rush and his wife donated land for the church to the Methodist McIntosh community. The church was built before the year ended. It was named for James Osgood Andrew, a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.[1]

The squared-log building features square notched corners and a wood shingle roof. A new church building was built in 1952 adjacent to the chapel.[1] The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Ruth A Rivers . 2005 . Andrews Chapel . Washington County Historical and Genealogical Quarterly . October/November/December . Washington County Alabama Historical and Genealogical Society .