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Christ Church at the Quarry

Coordinates: 40°23′16″N 82°22′15″W / 40.38778°N 82.37083°W / 40.38778; -82.37083
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Christ Church At The Quarry
Christ Church at the Quarry is located in Ohio
Christ Church at the Quarry
Christ Church at the Quarry is located in the United States
Christ Church at the Quarry
Nearest cityGambier, Ohio
Coordinates40°23′16″N 82°22′15″W / 40.38778°N 82.37083°W / 40.38778; -82.37083
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1863
ArchitectWilliam Tinsley
NRHP reference No.75001446[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1975

The Christ Church at the Quarry is a historic church in Gambier, Ohio. It was built in 1863 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

It is a "beautiful stone chapel" with both Gothic and Celtic design influences, with exterior walls built of stone cut from a nearby quarry.

It derived from Kenyon College students' starting a mission in Gambier and opening a Sunday School. Then participants in the mission sought to build a church. It is likely that the church was designed by architect William Tinsley. Tinsley designed Ascension Hall on the Kenyon College campus around that time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 806. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved April 23, 2019.