Viney Fork Baptist Church

Viney Fork Baptist Church is a historic church near Speedwell in Madison County, Kentucky, at the intersection of county roads 499 and 374. It was built in 1802 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Viney Fork Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Speedwell, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°40′26″N 84°10′38″W
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	1802
Architectural style	Antebellum vernacular
MPS	Madison County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003317[1]
Added to NRHP	February 8, 1989

It is a one-and-a-half-story cut sandstone building. Its gable end has a short, squared wooden bell tower. It was deemed notable as "an example of a rural country church notable for its use of windows whose blunted arched shape represent a local interpretation of the Gothic style."[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. S. Willis and H. Powell (1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Viney Fork Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2018. With six photos from 1986.