Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (Anniston, Alabama)

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The church in April 2014
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Location	1327 Leighton Ave., Anniston, Alabama
Coordinates	33°39′40″N 85°49′29″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Built by	Simon Jewell
Architectural style	Gothic
Part of	East Anniston Residential Historic District (ID93000418)
MPS	Anniston MRA
NRHP reference No.	85002884[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1985
Designated CP	May 28, 1993

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as the First Christian Church) is a historic Methodist church building at 1327 Leighton Avenue in Anniston, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1888 and added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1985.[1][2]

Its National Register nomination describes it as "a Gothic structure with Victorian influences constructed of native sandstone ashlar, set on a raised basement of slightly different stone, with a gabled roof and subordinate cross gables. The dominant feature is an entry and bell tower on the north side with a Gothic pointed-arch door, circular windows with a Star of David design set in tracery on each face of the tower at the second stage, and at the third stage, horizontal wooden siding which replaced the original pierced triple lancets in the belfry opening about 1940. The slate spire is also a replacement, and the pinnacles that rose from the tower are gone."[2]

It was built under supervision of English master stonemason Simon Jewell, who also worked on two other large sandstone churches in Anniston.[2]

It is also a contributing building in the East Anniston Residential Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bailey, Michael; Grace Gates (June 27, 1985). "Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church". Multiple Resources of Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.