Photo from the Armstrong Archives
The Methodist parsonage, located next to
the church, is thought to have been built at the same time as the first church,
in 1840. According to tradition, it is
the oldest continuously used Methodist parsonage west of the Allegheny Mountains. After the Civil War Battle of Perryville,
October 8, 1862, the parsonage and church were used as a hospital for both
Confederate and Union troops. The top
picture shows the house as it originally looked. The bottom picture shows it as it currently
looks. In 1910, the wrap-around porch was
taken off and a Greek Revival portico and re-worked entrance were built.
Photo from the Armstrong Archives
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