First Methodist Episcopal Church (Kensett, Iowa)

First Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	401 2nd. St. Kensett, Iowa
Coordinates	43°21′7″N 93°12′40″W / 43.35194°N 93.21111°W / 43.35194; -93.21111Coordinates: 43°21′7″N 93°12′40″W / 43.35194°N 93.21111°W / 43.35194; -93.21111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1899 (1899)
Architect	F.W. Kinney
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	00000985^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 2000

First Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Kensett United Methodist Church, is a historic church building located in Kensett, Iowa, United States. The church was designed by local architect F.W. Kinney and built by local builders.^[2] The frame structure was completed in 1899 in the Gothic Revival style. The interior walls and ceiling is covered with a pressed decorative metal. On top of the gable roof above the main facade is a small belfry. Circular windows are located on both ends of the church. A small polygonal apse is located on the far end, and wings are located on both sides of the structure. It was founded by an English speaking congregation as opposed to the many Norwegian Protestant congregations in and around Kensett. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ H. Stanley Lucas. "First Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-02.

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National Register of Historic Places in Worth County, Iowa

Fertile	Rhodes Mill

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Worth County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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