Bethel Methodist Church - 1868 - Labadie, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 31.111 W 090° 52.782
15S E 684847 N 4265478
No longer active Methodist Church, but they do hold a special Christmas event here.
Waymark Code: WM12V43
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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County of church: Franklin County
Location of church: MO-T & Laretto Ridge Drive, 3 miles SW of Labadie
Church built: 1868
Architect: Unknown

"SUMMARY: The Bethel Church is located in Franklin County, on Missouri Highway T, 1½ miles west of the village of Labadie. The red brick building, covered by a slate roof, rests on a quarried limestone block foundation. The exterior of the building remains in excellent condition and reflects a simplicity of the environment and the congregation at its time of origin. Constructed in 1868 in the Greek Revival style, the one-story building is rectangular in plan (37' 9" wide X 59' 6" long X 21' 9" high exterior dimensions). Its height extends to 33' at the peak of the gable roof. There is a balcony over the narthex and ushers' room. Despite its small scale, the Bethel Church conveys the strict formalism of its Greek Revival design. Although the setting has been somewhat compromised by recent development, the Bethel Church retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship, association, and location.

"NARRATIVE: The Bethel Church stands quietly on a hilltop overlooking the church cemetery, located south of the church across Missouri Highway T, as a silent witness and constant reminder of another date and time. Junior O'Brien (George Phillips), who was killed in action on March 14, 1945, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously, is buried here in Bethel Cemetery. The main entrance to the old church faces south and is accessible directly from Highway T. On the adjacent property to the west is a small one story frame residential building, currently unoccupied, and a small two-story wood frame residential building formerly used as the original schoolhouse for this area. The adjacent property to the east is a residential development consisting of three acre sites. The adjacent property to the north is open lawn and slopes away from the old church, providing a pleasant view toward open pasture land and the wooded area beyond. The entire site is lawn area with several large trees. There are no paved drives or parking areas." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1868

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
Two signs here:

One:
BETHEL
METHODIST   CHURCH
ERECTED   1868
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Two:
BETHEL
METHODIST CHURCH
Erected 1868
Place on the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By the United States
Department of the Interior



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