602 E Washington St Kirksville, Missouri USA

602 E Washington St

Construction date: ca. 1950-1959

Current name:

Meadowbrook Christian Church

Style:

Modern/irregular, Modern Movement.

Typical small mid-century Modernist protestant church design with a front shed roof entrance bay with a large gabled auditorium behind it. Simple brick exterior with little or no ornamentation.

Historical Summary:

Church built on site of 1905 wood- frame St Mary Immaculate Church. Previous church caught fire in 1936 and sold thereafter and was demolished in 1945.

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Not currently designated at national, state, or local level

Architectural Description:

This is a 1 split-story, 2-bay church in the Modern Movement style built in the period 1950-1959. The foundation is concrete block. Exterior walls are original brick and original vertical plank siding. The building has a front gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. There is one offset right, side slope, brick chimney. Windows are replacement vinyl, 1/1 double-hung sashes.

Description generated by RuskinARC.

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