Olive Branch Methodist Episcopal Church

Historic church in Kentucky, United States United States historic place


Olive Branch United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city	Finchville, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°7′38″N 85°15′45″W / 38.12722°N 85.26250°W / 38.12722; -85.26250
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	c. 1861
Built by	John Ford, Younger Ford, and Boswell, Taylor
Architectural style	Antebellum Vernacular
MPS	Shelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88002895
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1988

The Olive Branch United Methodist Church is a historic church in Finchville, Kentucky. It was established in 1801 at Pickets Dam. Current facility was built in 1861.

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The building appears to have been built in about 1861 and was on a circuit with the Rockbridge Church and the Methodist church in Graefenburg. It is a brick gable-end entry church.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
C. Worsham (April 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With three photos from 1986.

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