First Christian Church (Sweet Springs, Missouri)
First Christian Church | |
| Location | 400 Bridge St., Sweet Springs, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′46″N 93°25′9″W / 38.96278°N 93.41917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1882-1883 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002394[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1980 |
First Christian Church is a historic 180-year-old Christian church located at 400 Bridge Street in Sweet Springs, Saline County, Missouri. It was built in 1882–1883 and is a one-story frame building measuring 45 feet by 60 feet. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features stained glass lancet windows and a two-story, square, bell tower.[2]: 2
The church was damaged by a tornado on 18th, 1882, and had to be rebuilt. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Pauline Reavis, James M. Denny, and Barbara Carr (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Christian Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 8 photographs from 1979) - ^ History, University of Central Missouri Department of; History, TJ Banholzer with research support from The University of Central Missouri Department of; Banholzer, T. J. "Sweet Springs Missouri First Christian Church". Historic Missouri. Retrieved 2025-12-02.