Church of the Advent, Episcopal | |
Location: | 118 N. Walnut St., Cynthiana, Kentucky |
Coordinates: | 38.3914°N -84.2994°W |
Built: | 1855, 1860 |
Architect: | Bishop Benjamin Bosworth Smith |
Architecture: | Gothic Revival |
Added: | December 22, 1978 |
Area: | 0.5acres |
Refnum: | 78001339 |
The Church of the Advent, Episcopal in Cynthiana, Kentucky is a historic church at 122 N. Walnut Street. It was built in 1855 and added to the National Register in 1978.
It was deemed "architecturally significant as a fine adaptation of the Gothic Revival-a style traditionally deemed appropriate for churches of the Anglican Communion. Its seating capacity of eighty-five is symbolic of the religious fervor and optimism of the parish,-which recorded only eleven communicants and thirty-five Sunday School pupils at the time the cornerstone was laid. The building also attains merit through its association with the Right Reverend Benjamin Bosworth Smith, a pioneer Kentucky clergyman and educator."
Its square tower was completed in 1860. It is built of limestone and has a Latin cross plan.[1]
The church's website can be found at https://churchoftheadvent.us.