Methodist Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Kentucky) Explained

Methodist Episcopal Church
Location:Stanford St., Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates:37.6181°N -84.5792°W
Built:1896
Architecture:Gothic
Added:July 2, 1984
Refnum:84001473

The Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Kentucky is a historic Methodist Episcopal church. Located on Stanford Street, it has also been known as the Lancaster United Methodist Church. It was built in 1896 and added to the National Register in 1984.

The Methodist congregation dated back to at least 1815. It acquired this church's property from the Presbyterian church in 1878 and rebuilt the church starting in 1894, with foundation dated 1896. It was deemed notable as one of two remaining brick Gothic Revival churches in Lancaster.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84001473}} Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Methodist Episcopal Church / Lancaster United Methodist Church ]. National Park Service. Carman and Powell Inc. . November 26, 2017. With .