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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Checotah, Oklahoma)

The First United Methodist Church, formerly the Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church in Checotah, Oklahoma. It was built in 1917 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It is a two-story brick building. Its sanctuary has an unusual "corner pulpit from which four aisles radiate reminiscent of early 'meetinghouse' styles. It rises two stories with a curved balcony surrounding the rear sides of the sanctuary. All millwork and furniture are of oak. The plank floors are white pine."

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ George Lee Stidham; Karen Bode Curths (August 1, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Episcopal Church, South". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2019. With accompanying 11 photos from 1980