Uchee Methodist Church

Historic church in Alabama, United States

United States historic place

Coordinates32°21′12″N 85°19′53″W / 32.35333°N 85.33139°W / 32.35333; -85.33139

Area5.1 acres (2.1 ha)

Built1859


Uchee Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Nearest city	Uchee, Alabama
Coordinates	32°21′12″N 85°19′53″W / 32.35333°N 85.33139°W / 32.35333; -85.33139
Area	5.1 acres (2.1 ha)
Built	1859
Architect	Johnson, Laban Scott
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	97000654^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1997

Uchee Methodist Church is a historic Greek Revival style church in Uchee, Alabama. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[2]

The Methodist congregation at Uchee dates back to 1833; a log church was built in 1836, the first pastor of which waswas David E. McIntyre. During the second year of his tenure the congregation consisted of 124 white and 53 black members. The structure which now stands was built by L. S. Johnson in c. 1859 in the Greek Revival style, which was popular in Alabama during the antebellum.

The church continued to thrive into the 20th century, and underwent significant alterations in 1980 which, among other things, removed the separated rear section which had originally been used by the segregated black congregants. Declining membership led the congregation to disperse and the church to close in the mid-1980s; the former congregants, however, continued to maintain the church building for some years afterwards.^[2]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
1 2 Nelson, Linda; Trina Binkley (December 21, 1996). "Uchee Methodist Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

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