Ascension Episcopal Church - 48 West High Street

This beautiful Carpenter Gothic Style building dates from 1878 and is the oldest church building still in use in Mt. Sterling. It was designed and built almost entirely by the parishioners themselves along with architect, Frank Fitch, (a local man and also the designer of the Fitchburg Furnace in Estill County). Most of the building materials were donated by church members from trees felled on their farms. The Church Annex serves as a Tour Hospitality Site, open from 1:30-5:00 the day of the tour providing restrooms, refreshments, or a meeting spot for tour participants.