Falling Creek Methodist Church, Lake City, FL (3)
**Falling Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 96000359, date listed 4/4/1996
FL 131, 6 mi. NW of Lake City
Lake City, FL (Columbia County)
The present frame church and its furnishings were designed and built by church members c.1885. T.J. Summerall built the pulpit and donated a pump organ. In 1878, Summerall had been paid to build a bridge at Blount's Ferry, indicating his engineering ability and possible contribution to the project. The stone pier foundations and pine lumber used in the construction of the church were local materials. The two main doors on the easterly elevation are reminders of the common custom for men and women to enter, and sit on opposite sides of the church.
At the time the church was established, between 1853 and 1866, the population of the entire Columbia County was 4,646, of which 2,062 were slaves. The county's current population is approximately 49,000.
A cemetery containing approximately 60 graves, of which 42 are marked, is located behind the church, to the west. The cemetery has been used by the community, including people not connected with the church. The earliest legible, dated tombstone, is that of Elizabeth Mole, 1841-1871, a member of the 1853 wagon train. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
Falling Creek Methodist Church, Lake City, FL (3)
**Falling Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 96000359, date listed 4/4/1996
FL 131, 6 mi. NW of Lake City
Lake City, FL (Columbia County)
The present frame church and its furnishings were designed and built by church members c.1885. T.J. Summerall built the pulpit and donated a pump organ. In 1878, Summerall had been paid to build a bridge at Blount's Ferry, indicating his engineering ability and possible contribution to the project. The stone pier foundations and pine lumber used in the construction of the church were local materials. The two main doors on the easterly elevation are reminders of the common custom for men and women to enter, and sit on opposite sides of the church.
At the time the church was established, between 1853 and 1866, the population of the entire Columbia County was 4,646, of which 2,062 were slaves. The county's current population is approximately 49,000.
A cemetery containing approximately 60 graves, of which 42 are marked, is located behind the church, to the west. The cemetery has been used by the community, including people not connected with the church. The earliest legible, dated tombstone, is that of Elizabeth Mole, 1841-1871, a member of the 1853 wagon train. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...