Memorial United Methodist Church

Historic church in Vermont, United States

United States historic place

Methodist Episcopal Church

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 23 Grand Ave.,
Swanton Village, Vermont
Coordinates| 44°55′7″N 73°7′30″W﻿ / ﻿44.91861°N 73.12500°W﻿ / 44.91861; -73.12500
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1895 (1895)
Architectural style| Queen Anne
MPS| Religious Buildings, Sites and Structures in Vermont MPS
NRHP reference No.| 01000219[1]
Added to NRHP| March 2, 2001

The Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church in the village of Swanton, Vermont. Built in 1895, it is an architecturally distinctive example of Queen Anne architecture executed in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

## Description and history

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The Swanton Methodist Episcopal Church faces Swanton's village green, between the post office and the public library on the east side of Grand Avenue. It is a 2-1/2 story brick building, with a gabled roof and black marble foundation. It has an asymmetrical facade, with a projecting square tower at the left corner. The tower's lower stages are brick with corner buttresses, while the upper levels are framed in wood. A belfry stage has open rounded arches capped by gables, and the tower is topped by a mansard roof. The main facade has rounded-arch openings for both doors and windows, with entrances in the tower base and at its center. Above the main entrance is a large stained glass window. Rounded arch windows are also found on the upper level of the sides.[2]

Swanton's Methodist congregation has a history beginning with a circuit-riding priest in 1806, who led services in the local schoolhouse. The congregation was formally organized in 1815, and met in a building owned by Elisha Barney, a local mill owner. From 1822 until 1847 the congregation met in a union church shared with three other congregations. Its first dedicated church was built on this site in 1847 and replaced by a larger building in 1886. The present church was built in 1895 after that building was destroyed by a fire begun in a nearby hotel. The previous building's pews and several stained glass windows were saved from destruction.[2]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b Matthew S. Janiga (1997). "NRHP nomination for Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-12. with photos from 1997

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National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Vermont

Districts|

* Ballard Farm
* Central Vermont Railroad Headquarters
* Downtown Richford Historic District
* St. Albans Historic District

Buildings|

* Billado Block
* Sheldon Boright House
* Brigham Academy
* Community Baptist Church and Parsonage
* District No. 2 School
* District No. 8 School
* Enosburg Congregational Memorial Church
* Enosburg Opera House
* Evarts-McWilliams House
* Fairfield Street School
* First Congregational Church of Swanton
* Fletcher Union Church
* Georgia Plain Baptist Church
* Giroux Furniture Company Building
* Solomon Goodrich Homestead
* Hathaway's Tavern
* Houghton House
* Kemp-Shepard House
* Dr. B. J. Kendall Company
* L'Ecole Saintes-Anges
* Methodist Episcopal Church
* Montgomery House
* Ovitt Grist Mill
* Parish of the Holy Trinity
* Perley Block
* Moses P. Perley House
* Quincy Hotel
* Richford Primary School
* Richwood Estate
* Rockledge
* St. Albans Town Hall
* St. Ann's Episcopal Church
* St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
* St. George's Catholic Church
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* Swanton School
* Sweat-Comings Company House
* U.S. Inspection Station-East Richford, Vermont
* U.S. Inspection Station-Richford, Vermont
* U.S. Inspection Station-West Berkshire, Vermont
* United States Post Office and Custom House
* Warner Home
* West Berkshire School
* F.W. Wheeler House
* Willard Manufacturing Company Building

Structures|

* Bridge 9
* Bridge 12
* Bridge Number VT105-10
* Comstock Covered Bridge
* Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge
* East Fairfield Covered Bridge
* Fairfax Covered Bridge
* Fuller Covered Bridge
* Hectorville Covered Bridge
* Hopkins Covered Bridge
* Hutchins Covered Bridge
* Longley Covered Bridge
* Missisquoi River Bridge
* Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge
* West Hill Covered Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont
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