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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Franklin, Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°28′53″N 86°03′41″W / 39.48139°N 86.06139°W / 39.48139; -86.06139
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Front and western side
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Franklin, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Franklin, Indiana)
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Franklin, Indiana) is located in the United States
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Franklin, Indiana)
Location499 W. Madison St., Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates39°28′53″N 86°03′41″W / 39.48139°N 86.06139°W / 39.48139; -86.06139
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
ArchitectMcGuire & Shook
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.15000886[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2015

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The church was built in 1911, and is a one-story, front-gable frame building with a medium-pitched gable on hip roof. It features a simple two-story square tower topped by a square cupola and a large projecting semi-hexagonal apse. The associated parsonage was built about 1925.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/14/15 through 12/18/15. National Park Service. 2015-12-24.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Cortney Spear; Rebecca Smith & Raina Regan (January 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.