Delphi Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic
Methodist Episcopal
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church
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complex located at
Delphi,
Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi.
Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
. The brick and limestone trimmed
Gothic Revival style church sanctuary/auditorium was constructed in 1869 with alterations in 1884, 1897, and 1926. It features a massive three-story
bell tower on its northeast corner. The education wing was constructed in 1926 in the
Collegiate Gothic style. Also on the property is the two-story,
Second Empire Second Empire may refer to:
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style brick parsonage constructed in 1897.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2015.
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References
Methodist churches in Indiana
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana
Collegiate Gothic architecture in Indiana
Second Empire architecture in Indiana
Churches completed in 1869
Buildings and structures in Carroll County, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Indiana
Delphi, Indiana
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