Methodist Episcopal Church (Stannard, Vermont)
{{short description|Historic church in Vermont, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Methodist-Episcopal Church
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| image = Church in Stannard, Vermont.jpg
| caption =
| location = Stannard Mountain Rd., Stannard, Vermont
| coordinates = {{coord|44|32|33|N|72|12|48|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Vermont#USA
| built = {{start date|1888}}
| architect =
| architecture = Victorian vernacular
| added = January 5, 1978
| area = {{convert|0.5|acre|ha}}
| refnum = 78000229{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
The Methodist-Episcopal Church, also known as the Stannard-Greensboro Bend Methodist Church, is a historic church in Stannard, Vermont. Built in 1888, it is one of the small town's few 19th-century public buildings, and a good example vernacular Victorian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Description and history
The town center of Stannard, a small rural community of northern Vermont, is little more than a crossroads at Stannard Mountain Road and Lazy Mill Road, with dispersed residences. The church, one of two municipal buildings in the town center, is located east of the junction, on the south side of Stannard Mountain Road. It is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and granite foundation. A square tower rises from the left front corner, with three stages separated by shingled skirts which have steeply pitched small walled gables. The ground stage has a secondary entrance, the second stage has a narrow louvered opening, and the third stage houses the belfry, with paired louvered openings. The tower is capped by a pyramidal roof with bands of multicolored slate shingles. The main facade is three bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by windows, each set in Gothic-arched openings. The interior of the church is virtually unaltered since its construction.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=78000229}}|title=NRHP nomination for Methodist Episcopal Church|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2017-01-01|author=Richard Cote|date=1977}} with {{NRHP url|id=78000229|photos=y|title=photos from 1977}}
The church was built in 1888, and is, along with the nearby Stannard Schoolhouse (now the town hall), one of its only public buildings. It was built on land donated by a citizen, on condition that it be used at least once per year for religious services. This annual event is now part of an "old home day" celebration.
See also
References
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Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
Category:Churches completed in 1888
Category:19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
Category:Methodist churches in Vermont
Category:Churches in Caledonia County, Vermont
Category:Buildings and structures in Stannard, Vermont
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Caledonia County, Vermont