- Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church (Paintsville, Kentucky)
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Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church
Location: Paintsville, Kentucky Coordinates: 37°48′57″N 82°48′26″W / 37.81583°N 82.80722°WCoordinates: 37°48′57″N 82°48′26″W / 37.81583°N 82.80722°W Built: 1909 Architect: W.A. Adams Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 88003152[1] Added to NRHP: January 26, 1989 Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church located at 325 Third Street, Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. On January 26, 1989 the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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History
The construction of the church began in 1908, at the urging of local millionaire, John C.C. Mayo, who was part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Paintsville. Originally the cost of the church was estimated at $10,000, which Mayo promised to pay half of. Initially, he donated a site at the corner of Church and Third Streets for the church. But, he later purchased a site from C.B. Wheeler at the corner of Third and Court Streets, the present location.
The church was constructed out of native sandstone that was cut and shaped at Thomas Jefferson Mayo's (John Mayo's father) farm, which was located across Paint Creek. The stones were transported to the church by the same aerial tram which Mayo used to construct his mansion. The roof is made of over 12,000 glazed green tiles that weigh six pounds a piece. Its pipe organ was donated by Andrew Carnegie. The church is also well known for its large stained glass windows, designed by Italian craftsman and imported from Italy. The windows portray the Birth, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.
At the end of construction, the total cost of the church was between $30,000 and $50,000 (over $1,000,000 after being adjusted for inflation). The first church service was held on September 19, 1909.[2]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Kentucky
- John C. C. Mayo
- Mayo Mansion
References
- ^ Building profile at National Register of Historic Places website Retrieved 2010-1-2
- ^ History of Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church Retrieved on 2010-1-2
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of Historic PlacesFirst Baptist Church • First United Methodist Church • First National Bank Building • Foster Hardware • Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church • Mayo Mansion • Old City Hall • Paintsville Country Club • Paintsville High School • Paintsville Public Library Building • H.B. Rice Insurance Building • Francis M. Stafford HouseNational Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kentucky Historic properties Archer House | Blanton Archeological Site | Jeff Bond House | Dameron Shelter Archeological Site | Daniel Davis House | First Baptist Church | First Methodist Church | First National Bank | Flat Gap School | Foster Hardware | John J. and Ellen Lemaster House | Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church | John C. C. Mayo Mansion and Office | Thomas Mayo House | David McKenzie Log Cabin | Meade Memorial Gymnasium | Mine No. 5 Store | Ben Mollett Cabin | Lloyd Hamilton Mott House | Oil Springs High School Gymnasium | Oil Springs Methodist Church | Paintsville City Hall | Paintsville Country Club | Paintsville High School | Paintsville Public Library | Patterson House | H.B. Rice Insurance Building | Wiley Rice House | Salyer House | Addison Salyer House | Sparks Shelter Archeological Site | Francis M. Stafford House | Stambaugh Church of Christ | Stambaugh House | Judge Jim Turner House | Webb House | Byrd and Leona Webb House | Tobe Wiley House | Williams House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Kentucky and List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky Categories:- National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kentucky
- Religious buildings completed in 1909
- 20th-century Methodist church buildings
- United Methodist churches in Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in Johnson County, Kentucky
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
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