Simpsonville Methodist Church

Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 85°21′17″W / 38.22500°N 85.35472°W / 38.22500; -85.35472
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Simpsonville Methodist Church
Simpsonville Methodist Church is located in Kentucky
Simpsonville Methodist Church
Simpsonville Methodist Church is located in the United States
Simpsonville Methodist Church
LocationFirst St., Simpsonville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°13′30″N 85°21′17″W / 38.22500°N 85.35472°W / 38.22500; -85.35472
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1876
Architectural styleGothic
MPSShelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.88002879[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1988

The Simpsonville Methodist Church is a historic church on First Street in Simpsonville, Kentucky. It was built in 1876 and added to the National Register in 1988.[1]

The first church on this location was built in 1840; it had elevated pews and 32 members in 1842. This church was built in 1876 as the Methodist Episcopal Church South for cost of $7500. It had 210 members during 1877–1880.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ C. Worsham (March 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Simpsonville Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With five photos from 1986.