First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg, also known as Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church, in
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Gatlinburg is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. It is located southeast of Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville and had a population of 3,577 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a popular mountain resort town, as it ...
was designed by
Charles I. Barber
Charles Ives Barber (October 25, 1887June 14, 1962) was an American architect, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, and vicinity, during the first half of the 20th century. He was cofounder of the firm, Barber & McMurry, through which he de ...
in
Late Gothic Revival style. It was built during 1945–1950, with first worship in 1947. A second building, its education building, and a porch that joins them, was completed in 1961. Both were designed by architectural firm
Barber and McMurry.
[ The building was listed on the U.S. ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 2007 for its architecture.[
It is located on a hillside above the main area of Gatlinburg. The original building is built of Crab Orchard stone from Bluff Mountain, used in foundation and exterior walls, Indiana limestone around the doors and windows, and Illinois slate shingles for the roofs.]
References
External links
Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church
official site
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
Gothic Revival church buildings in Tennessee
Churches completed in 1950
20th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
Buildings and structures in Sevier County, Tennessee
Methodist churches in Tennessee
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places in Sevier County, Tennessee
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