Austin Methodist Church

Austin Methodist Church
Austin Methodist Church is located in Nevada
Austin Methodist Church
Location within Nevada
Austin Methodist Church is located in the United States
Austin Methodist Church
Location within the United States
Location135 Court St., Austin, Nevada
Coordinates39°29′32″N 117°4′6″W / 39.49222°N 117.06833°W / 39.49222; -117.06833
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1866
ArchitectBell, Daniel P.; McGinnis & Cronin
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.03000751
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 2003

Austin Methodist Church is a historic church at 135 Court Street in Austin, Nevada. The Italianate church building was constructed in 1866 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

It was dedicated on September 23, 1866, at which time a newspaper asserted this was "'the inauguration of the first edifice dedicated to Christian worship in the American desert.'"

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 1, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Austin Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 12, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 2003
  1. http://austinnv.blogspot.com/2008/10/methodist-church-in-austin-was-built.html