Auxvasse Christian Church - Auxvasse, MO
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N 39° 01.027 W 091° 53.769
15S E 595562 N 4319255
Small Disciples of Christ Christian Church
Waymark Code: WMTC6P
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2016
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County of church: Callaway County
Location of church: 201 E. Walnut St., Auxvasse
Phone: 573.386.2361
"The center steeple church type shares many characteristics with the gable-end building.
Generally constructed in frame with wood siding, these church types have a roughly
rectangular footprint and a front gable roof. The defining feature of this property type,
however, is the projecting center tower. The tower generally acts as the foyer/entrance to
the church, and as the belfry and steeple.
"The survey identified five examples of the center steeple church type in rural Callaway
County, as follows:
• Auxvasse Christian Church, 200 E. Walnut, Auxvasse
"All five examples retain the characteristic projecting center tower, though each has seen
some degree of alteration since construction. The most intact example is the Hickory
Grove Christian Church, constructed in 1904 and dedicated in 1905 (see Figure 5).
Similar in form to earlier extant examples of the property type, Hickory Grove is also the
most decorative example displaying Gothic arch windows, cross gable entrance pavilions,
and chamfered corners accented by scrollwork brackets. The front of the church has been
clad in vinyl siding, though the clapboard on the sides remains exposed. The sides also
show decorative elements around the base and the building’s foundation piers are hidden
behind wood panels carved to look like stone blocks." ~ Missouri Department of Natural Resources