The White Church Bell Tower - Bland, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 18.255 W 091° 38.064
15S E 619401 N 4240455
Church is now closed and abandoned, once the home of Iron Hill Christian Church South.
Waymark Code: WM14CKH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2021
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County of building: Gasconade County
Location of church: Kansas City Ave. & Frost St., Bland
Built: 1904
Architect: Biles Brothers
Architectural Style Gothic Revival
The bell is silent now, but still hanging behind the plywood barrier to its peal.
I could not get a date of final use, but has been silent for some time. The Christian Church built a new brick building out on the highway.
"This Church was established in 1904 by members or the Old Iron Hill Christian
Church South.
"The Bland Christian Church has cross gable rooflines, a cement foundation, and a seamed
metal roof. Its most outstanding architectural feature is the square tower with supporting
brackets along the eaves. The Church was built in 1904. Originally, the Church had gothic
arch windows with tracery, weatherboard siding and an arched entryway with stained glass.
The building was remodeled in 1941 and the original beauty of the Church's architecture was
destroyed by the use of totally inappropriate material and incompatible building additions.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons that the Church is now for sale. This Church is an
example of modified Victorian Gothic architecture." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF pages 125-128