Burr Oak United Methodist Church Explained

Burr Oak United Methodist Church
Location:NE corner Pennsylvania & Washington Sts., Burr Oak, Kansas
Coordinates:39.8692°N -98.3034°W
Built:1912
Architect:J.C. Holland
Builder:M.E. Brady
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:November 28, 2007
Refnum:07001225

The Burr Oak United Church is a church at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Washington Streets in Burr Oak, Kansas. It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It was a United Methodist Church until June 20, 2023, but left the denomination in anticipating of combining with other community churches.

It is a two-story, red brick and limestone structure with a hipped roof. It was deemed notable as "a late Victorian example of Richardson[ian] Romanesque architecture in a small Kansas town."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07001225}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Burr Oak United Methodist Church / 089-0710-0004 ]. National Park Service. Alma Garman . Brenda Eakins . Amber Eakins . Jennifer Farr . March 21, 2007 . November 30, 2017. With .