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First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg

Coordinates: 35°42′41″N 83°31′2″W / 35.71139°N 83.51722°W / 35.71139; -83.51722
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First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg
First Methodist Church, June 2014.
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg is located in Tennessee
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg is located in the United States
First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg
Location742 Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Coordinates35°42′41″N 83°31′2″W / 35.71139°N 83.51722°W / 35.71139; -83.51722
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1945-1950, 1961
ArchitectCharles I. Barber; Barber & McMurry
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.07000661[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2007

First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg, also known as Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee was designed by Charles I. Barber in Late Gothic Revival style. It was built during 1945–1950, with first worship in 1947. A second building, its education building, and a porch that joins them, was completed in 1961. Both were designed by architectural firm Barber and McMurry.[2] The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2007 for its architecture.[1]

It is located on a hillside above the main area of Gatlinburg. The original building is built of Crab Orchard stone from Bluff Mountain, used in foundation and exterior walls, Indiana limestone around the doors and windows, and Illinois slate shingles for the roofs.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Scarlett C. Miles (January 31, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg / First United Methodist Church, Gatlinburg". National Park Service. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
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