Latham United Methodist Church

Historic church in Alabama, United States

United States historic place


Latham United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The church in June 2013
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Location	E side Hwy. 59, Latham, Alabama
Coordinates	31°5′54″N 87°49′51″W / 31.09833°N 87.83083°W / 31.09833; -87.83083
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1906
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Rural Churches of Baldwin County TR
NRHP reference No.	88001350
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1988

Latham United Methodist Church is an American historic church building on the east side of Highway 59 in Baldwin County, Alabama. It was built in 1906 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. This church is one of the last remaining buildings that was located in Latham, Alabama.

History

The community of Lathem was most likely named after the first postmaster, Latham Cooper, with a post office in operation under the name Latham from 1880 to 1960. Prior to the coming of the post office the town had been known as Red Hill. The church was organized in 1847 and held at a log house about a half a mile northeast of the current building. Two more buildings were used prior to moving to the final building in 1906. In 1852, The church moved to a new log building built about 150 feet north of the current building. Then in 1886 to a frame building. In 1909 the name of the church was changed to Lathem

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Sledge, John (December 30, 1987). "Latham United Methodist Church". Rural Churches of Baldwin County (Thematic Group). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
"Latham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
"Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
"Baldwin County Historical Society Quarterly" (PDF). The Baldwin County Historical Society Inc. March 24, 2012. p. 27. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

External links

"Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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