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Christian Meeting House

Coordinates: 39°4′7″N 84°52′6″W / 39.06861°N 84.86833°W / 39.06861; -84.86833
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Christian Meeting House
Christian Meeting House is located in Kentucky
Christian Meeting House
Christian Meeting House is located in the United States
Christian Meeting House
Location6561 Tanner St., Petersburg, Kentucky
Coordinates39°4′7″N 84°52′6″W / 39.06861°N 84.86833°W / 39.06861; -84.86833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1840
Architectural styleGreek Revival Picturesque, Eclectic vernacular
MPSBoone County MRA
NRHP reference No.88003262[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1989

Christian Meeting House (Petersburg Christian Church) is a historic church meeting house at 6561 Tanner Street in Petersburg, Kentucky.

The original congregation was organized in 1824 by Alexander Campbell from Virginia. The structure was built in 1840 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]

The architecture reflects the shift in styles from the classical Greek Revival to the more romantic or picturesque forms prevalent in Boone County during the period 1835–1890. Stylistic modifications to the building made in the 1870s include grouped brackets at the eaves, a decorative gable-peak of Gothic origins, and a louvered bell tower with pilasters and a concave-pyramidal peak.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES – Individual Inventory Form". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved February 11, 2012.

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