212 South Independence Street

Originally the first Methodist Episcopal Church; constructed in 1911, with an educational wing added in 1954; Classical Revival style. Tall wingle story building with an English basement, slight cross plan/shape, red brick walls, with a tall concrete water table, concrete detailing, and extensive stained/leaded glass windows. Monumental recessed classical entrance framed with oversized Doric columns and topped with a plain frieze with end triglyphs and guttae. Shallow gable pavilions extend to the east and west from the central pyramidal hip roof.