McKendree Chapel, also known as Old McKendree Chapel is a historic chapel located at Jackson, Missouri. It is a log cabin style chapel that was built in 1819 and is known as the oldest Protestant church standing west of the Mississippi River.[2] The church was organized in July 1809.[3] Adjacent to the church is the cemetery.[4][5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, with a boundary increase in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Old McKendree Chapel". 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "New McKendree United Methodist Church". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Marybelle Mueller (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McKendree Chapel" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ^ Melinda Winchester (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McKendree Chapel" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
