Tyson United Methodist Church

Historic church in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Tyson United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Tyson United Methodist Church, July 2019
39°4′19″N 85°15′14″W / 39.07194°N 85.25389°W / 39.07194; -85.25389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937 (1937)
Built by	Miles & Elliot
Architect	McGuire, William; Shook, Wilbur
Architectural style	Art Deco, Moderne
NRHP reference No.	94001106^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1994

Tyson United Methodist Church, also known as Versailles United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1937, and is a two-story, Art Deco style church building sheathed in white glazed brick and terra cotta. It features a stylized Corinthian order front portico, round arched entry with bronze doors, and curved bays and ribbon windows. The church is topped by a tall, open lattice work spire of cast aluminum.^[2]^: 5–6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes David Novack and Paul Diebold (November 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tyson United Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.