First United Methodist Church

Contributors:

J. A. Baylor, architect; Erle Stillwell, associate architect

Dates:

ca. 1924

Location:

Hendersonville, Henderson County

Street Address:

Church St. at 6th Ave., Hendersonville, NC

Status:

Standing

Type:

Religious

Images Published In:

William Mitchell, Buildings as History: The Architecture of Erle Stillwell. A Descriptive Catalogue of His Drawings in the Henderson County Public Library (2006).

Note:

The authorship of this large, neoclassical brick church is especially interesting, since Stillwell’s records show that architect Baylor of the Methodist Board of Church had a role in its design. It is known that such sources often provided church designs, but thus far little is known of the process. Although Stillwell did not sign the drawings, they are in his papers and show his usual drawing style.