Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois)

The Church of Christ was a historic church located at 102 Main Street in Perry, Pike County, Illinois.

Church of Christ
Image of the church on the monument
Location102 Main St.
Perry, Illinois
Coordinates39°46′57″N 90°44′42″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Built byE. Shonen
Architectural styleGothic
Demolished2014
NRHP reference No.06000675[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2006

Architecture

The Carpenter Gothic church was built in 1880 for Perry's Church of Christ congregation, which formed in 1837. The one-story wooden building with board-and-batten siding had a limestone foundation.[2] The front facade featured a three-section steeple and chimneys at the two corners; the steeple consisted of a tower with arched windows, a lantern with louvered windows, and a spire atop a mansard roof. The Gothic arched front entrance to the church was located at the base of the tower.[2] Arched stained glass windows with floral and geometric patterns were located on either side of the entrance.[3]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2006.[1]

Destruction

On October 1, 2014, the church was struck by lightning.[4][2] Firefighters from eight local areas (Perry, North Pike, Griggsville, Baylis, Pittsfield, Mount Sterling, Versailles, and Meredosia) were unable to save it.[5][2] The remnants of the church were demolished.

The site is now a memorial park with a historical marker.[6]

Notes
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Landmark Perry church destroyed by fire". Jacksonville Journal-Courier. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. Camphouse, Kristine (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of Christ" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-25. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. "Perry Church of Christ in Pike County, Illinois". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. Newsdesk, KHQA (2014-10-02). "Loss of historic church leaves Perry community in disbelief". KHQA. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  6. "Perry Church of Christ Memorial Park Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.