This building sits on land donated by a local citizen with a specific condition: the church had to hold a religious service at least once a year. That requirement is still being met today as part of an "old home day" celebration.
Constructed in 1888, the Methodist-Episcopal Church is a piece of vernacular Victorian architecture that hasn't tried to modernize. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a clapboarded exterior and a granite foundation. The main facade is three bays wide, featuring a center entrance and windows tucked into Gothic-arched openings.
A square tower rises from the left front corner in three stages, separated by shingled skirts and small walled gables. The ground stage has a secondary entrance, while the second stage has a narrow louvered opening. The third stage houses a belfry with paired louvered openings, all capped by a pyramidal roof with bands of multicolored slate shingles.
Most of the interior remains virtually unaltered since its construction in 1888. The church is one of only two public buildings in the town center, located east of the junction of Stannard Mountain Road and Lazy Mill Road.
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Written by Kyle McLonely
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