Windows of First Presbyterian Church - Keytesville, MO
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N 39° 26.150 W 092° 56.206
15S E 505441 N 4365145
Listed on the NRHP, the Classic-Revival style building dates from 1853. Its 45-foot steeple and semi-octagonal gabled were added in 1900. No longer houses services, but is carefully maintained and opened for viewing during Sterling Price Day.
Waymark Code: WMN0NJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2014
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County of church: Chariton County
location of church: Hill St., between Park St. & Ash St., Keytesville
Church built 1853
Stain glass windos built: 1900
Architect: A. R. Elliott
"The Presbyterian church at Keytesville, was organized in 1853, two churches being erected that year, one at Brunswick and the other at Keytesville, but both were under the control of the Brunswick church. Two years later, 1855, the Keytesville church became a separate organization. Among the members were Richard S. HYDE and wife, Wm. JONES and wife, John C. CRAWLEY, J. S. MURPHY, Franklin B. SALISBURY and wife, Wm. STAPLES and wife, M. J. RUCKER, Wm. S. HYDE, Robt. S. HYDE, Martha J. DEWEY, Elizabeth GIRVIN, Margaret J. MILES, Elizabeth M. ALLEN, Harriet N. SALISBURY, and Elizabeth Ann HARVEY. Rev. S. J. M. BEEBEE was the first pastor in charge of the organization, who continued as such until 1863. The present church building is a nice frame structure erected at a cost of $2,400. A present it has a large membership. Services are held on the first Sunday of each month, Rev. J. J. SQUIRES, a very able and talented minister, being the pastor in charge." ~ rootsweb.anchestry Chariton County
"The Keytesville Presbyterian Church was built in 1853, twenty years after the town of Keytesville was founded, and was the first permanent religious structure in Keytesville. The original, simple design was maintained during a renovation in 1900 when architect A.R. Elliott planned for the addition of the current 45-foot bell tower and vestibule, stained glass win does, and gabled extension on the east wall. At the time of the renovation, the pews that had originally faced north were replaced with curved, walnut pews that faced east, and the slave balcony (along the south wall) was removed. The interior of the church features white plaster walls above pressed metal wainscotting, and a tongue and groove wooden floor. Lack of membership in the late 1950's and early 1960's forced the church to cease operation. The Friends of Keytesville, Inc. now owns and maintains the property. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976." ~ Friends of Keytesville, Inc.