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First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg

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Built
  
1945-1950, 1961

Area
  
4,000 m²

Architect
  
Charles I. Barber

NRHP Reference #
  
07000661

Added to NRHP
  
3 July 2007

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Location
  
742 Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Similar
  
Mills Park, Second Presbyterian Church, Christ in the Smokies, Gatlinburg Space Needle, Great Smoky Mountains

First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg, also known as Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee was designed by Charles I. Barber 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 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

First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg Wikipedia