Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Franklin, Indiana) Explained

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Location:499 W. Madison St., Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates:39.4814°N -86.0614°W
Architect:McGuire & Shook
Architecture:Italian Renaissance
Added:December 15, 2015
Area:Less than
Refnum:15000886[1]

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The church was built in 1911, and is a one-story, front-gable frame building with a medium-pitched gable on hip roof. It features a simple two-story square tower topped by a square cupola and a large projecting semi-hexagonal apse. The associated parsonage was built about 1925.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2015-12-24. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/14/15 through 12/18/15 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. 2016-05-01. Cortney Spear . Rebecca Smith . Raina Regan . amp . PDF. January 2014. and Accompanying photographs.