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 | |
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| Location | 102 Main St. Perry, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′57″N 90°44′42″W / 39.78250°N 90.74500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Built by | E. Shonen |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Demolished | 2014 |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000675[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 2006 |
Architecture edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Landmark Perry church destroyed by fire". Jacksonville Journal-Courier. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Perry Church of Christ in Pike County, Illinois". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ Newsdesk, KHQA (2014-10-02). "Loss of historic church leaves Perry community in disbelief". KHQA. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "Perry Church of Christ Memorial Park Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
