National Register Record for METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH

Historic Name: METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH
Current Name: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Address: 419 W GENTRY
City: CHECOTAH            County: MCINTOSH
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH OF CHECOTAH IS THE SOLE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF FEDERALIST REVIVAL DESIGN USED DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY FOR METHODIST CHURCHES. BUILT OF SMOOTH-FACED RED BRICK WITH A LIMESTONE WATERTABLE, THIS TWO-STORY CHURCH HAS A LOW-PITCHED HIPPED ROOF WITH CROSS GABLES. ON THE INTERIOR, THE CHURCH IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A CORNER PULPIT TYPE, POPULAR EARLY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 11/13/1984.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH
Current Function: RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY: CHURCH
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: OTHER - FEDERALIST REVIVAL
Architect: GAISFORD, JOHN - ARCHITECT; ALSTON, WILLIAM - BUILDER
Year Built: 1917            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: CHECOTAH ENQUIRER (MARCH 7, 1902); EBRY, J. HISTORY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH. CHECOTAH, OKLA.: 1945; THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, CHECOTAH, OKLAHOMA, 1890-1980. CHECOTAH, OKLA.: 1945
Date Prepared: 10-1-1984