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Charleston United Methodist Church and Cemetery
Covington-Stanton Road
Tipton County, TN
Text by Robin Zeigler
Photos by Carroll Van West
2002
Description
The National Register-listed Charleston United Methodist Church was built in 1917 using
materials from a previous church, which was built in 1876 and destroyed in 1917. The church is
a one-story frame building sheathed in weatherboarding and capped by an asphalt shingle gable
roof. The foundation is stone piers and concrete block. The most prominent exterior
architectural feature of the church is the Greek Revival influenced distyle in antis recessed
entrance, with the original double wood panel doors with single-light transom. The building
retains its original double-hung wood sash windows; however, the panes were replaced in 1973
with textured glass. The congregation has kept the exterior and interior of the church extremely
close to its original appearance.
The gable front rectangular building faces the Covington- Stanton Road . The church is roughly
56 feet long and 40 feet wide. The building is set back approximately 100 feet from the road and
landscaping is minimal. A few shrubs have been planted near the north fayade of the church
building. The historic cemetery is west of the church, while a modem noncontributing sign is on
the northwestern section of the property.
The symmetrically designed north fa9ade is dominated by the distyle in antis entrance. Two
square Doric columns and two Doric pilasters, or antae, are set below a simple entablature.
Double hung six over six windows flank the entrance, while a smaller fixed window is set in the
gable field . Six panel double leaf wood doors capped with a narrow transom window lead into
the church. The inset porch has a beaded board ceiling and carpet over wood floor. Circa 1936
the church was altered when two rooms and the recessed entrance were created on the north
(front) facade of the building from the original1917 footprint of the building.
The east and west elevations of the church building are the same. There are five symmetrically
placed six over six double hung windows on each elevation. The southern parts of the elevations
rest on a concrete block foundation and the northern portion is on a stone pier foundation. The
rear or south elevation contains two six over six double hung windows and a small gable roof
addition with a single leaf entry. This entrance leads into the basement, which was a dded in
1936.
The interior of Charleston United Methodist Church has r emained close to its original
appearance with slight changes for heating and the addition of Sunday school rooms in the front
in 1936. The two original wood stoves, which stood in the center of each side ofthe church,
have been replaced with gas heaters in the rear of the church. The church retains its original
light fixtures , dark stained beaded board walls and ceiling, floor and pews.
Object Description
Description
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| Transcript | Charleston United Methodist Church and Cemetery Covington-Stanton Road Tipton County, TN Text by Robin Zeigler Photos by Carroll Van West 2002 Description The National Register-listed Charleston United Methodist Church was built in 1917 using materials from a previous church, which was built in 1876 and destroyed in 1917. The church is a one-story frame building sheathed in weatherboarding and capped by an asphalt shingle gable roof. The foundation is stone piers and concrete block. The most prominent exterior architectural feature of the church is the Greek Revival influenced distyle in antis recessed entrance, with the original double wood panel doors with single-light transom. The building retains its original double-hung wood sash windows; however, the panes were replaced in 1973 with textured glass. The congregation has kept the exterior and interior of the church extremely close to its original appearance. The gable front rectangular building faces the Covington- Stanton Road . The church is roughly 56 feet long and 40 feet wide. The building is set back approximately 100 feet from the road and landscaping is minimal. A few shrubs have been planted near the north fayade of the church building. The historic cemetery is west of the church, while a modem noncontributing sign is on the northwestern section of the property. The symmetrically designed north fa9ade is dominated by the distyle in antis entrance. Two square Doric columns and two Doric pilasters, or antae, are set below a simple entablature. Double hung six over six windows flank the entrance, while a smaller fixed window is set in the gable field . Six panel double leaf wood doors capped with a narrow transom window lead into the church. The inset porch has a beaded board ceiling and carpet over wood floor. Circa 1936 the church was altered when two rooms and the recessed entrance were created on the north (front) facade of the building from the original1917 footprint of the building. The east and west elevations of the church building are the same. There are five symmetrically placed six over six double hung windows on each elevation. The southern parts of the elevations rest on a concrete block foundation and the northern portion is on a stone pier foundation. The rear or south elevation contains two six over six double hung windows and a small gable roof addition with a single leaf entry. This entrance leads into the basement, which was a dded in 1936. The interior of Charleston United Methodist Church has r emained close to its original appearance with slight changes for heating and the addition of Sunday school rooms in the front in 1936. The two original wood stoves, which stood in the center of each side ofthe church, have been replaced with gas heaters in the rear of the church. The church retains its original light fixtures , dark stained beaded board walls and ceiling, floor and pews. |
