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See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name street & number Pisgah Road - not for publication city, town Ripley uuc. X vicinity of Ohio 45167 - State - county - - public - unoccupied - agriculture X building(s) - private _ structure - work in progress X religious - in process - yes: restricted - government - being considered -military3 _ other: 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Brown County Recorder's Office, tion Building street & number state Ohio 45121 -yes X no - federal - _ local both transportation Location museum Georgetown Category Accessible commercial code educational site date Ownership industrial entertainment Public Acquisition historic object sixth date entered park Status received congressional district scientific Pisgah Christian Church private residence 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Brown County Fairgrounds Present Use National Register of Historic Places Brown County Administra 3. Classification Inventory-Nomination Form has this property been determined elegible? district Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service title For HCRS use only United States Department of the Interior depository for survey records Type all entries-complete applicable sections FHR-8-300 (11-78) and/or common Trustees of Pisgah Christian Church,c/o J.L. Frost 039 Brown Pisgah Ridge Church X excellent _ deteriorated X unaltered X original site _moved date - fair The building itself is a rectangular, one-story brick structure brick is laid in common bond, and is a deep, rich shade of red. The building, which include the gable returns, the boxed cornice and plain unexposed other structures included within the nominated area. out its history.
church lies off an unpaved road on a spacious grassy lot shaded by sever- area) is a cemetery which has been associated with the church through- The interior features of Pisgah Church contribute greatly to the 7. Description and the original fixtures and furniture have been retained.Light is provided by several brass kerosene chandeliers, and heat is provided hung sash with four lights over four lights, plain timber sills and small wooden pulpit on a raised platform at the front.The wide plank rectangular stone lintels. Two small frame outhouses to the rear of the church are the only floorboards have been left uncovered. Condition gently pitched gable roof is covered in standing seam tin, also painted wide frieze. panels and large rectangular window lights, topped by a semi-circular is a stone dateplate which reads, "Pisgah Christian Church, Founded A.D.
- good Check one The facade contains the most significant exterior features of the Pisgah Christian Church is a handsome nineteenth century vernacular have four bays.The foundation is roughly cut coursed limestone.The Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance whose gable end faces the road.The facade is one bay wide; the sides Areas of Significance Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic _ conservation _ science .
agriculture _ sculpture _ military - art X 1800-1899 - commerce - politics/government features, it is essentially a vernacular building and as such charac- manship and, more importantly, for its high degree of historical integ- retained much of their original fabric, none compare with Pisgah.Its unpaved road, its lack of the amenities of plumbing and electricity, The church had gradually become inactive, and in 1933 the church was in danger of alarmed that the church would be lost, decided to reorganize and elect 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 communications theater economics education industry Period invention 1900- humanitarian music law for meetings, and in general is a source of much community pride. _transportation terizes the fine nineteenth century vernacular building tradition of - other(specify) 8.
Significance agreed to hold services in the building at least twice a year, and have _engineering literature Statement of Significance