Old Franklin United Brethren Church Explained

Old Franklin United Brethren Church
Location:Junction of Franklin Church Rd. and State Road 101, 0.5 miles north of Fox Run Rd. and northeast of Brookeville, Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.5061°N -84.9489°W
Builder:Reed, Joseph
Architecture:Federal
Added:March 3, 1995
Refnum:95000201

Old Franklin United Brethren Church, now known as Old Franklin Community Christian Church, is a historic United Brethren church located at Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. It was built in 1831, and is a one-story, five-bay, Federal style brick building. It has a central cross gable at the vestibule topped by a bell tower and steeple added in 1910. Surrounding the church on three sides is a cemetery with gravestones dating to the 1830s and 1840s.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Franklin United Brethren Church. 2015-11-01. Martha Shea and Suzanne Fischer. PDF. March 1994. and Accompanying photographs.