Blue Ball Church

Blue Ball Church, in Hardin County, Kentucky near Howe Valley, was built in 1849. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It is also known as Blueball Baptist Church or Blue Ball Baptist Church.

Blue Ball Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Blue Ball Church Rd., 0.6 miles south of its junction with Kentucky Routes 220 and 1375, near Howe Valley, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°43′32″N 86°02′14″W
Area	3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1849
MPS	Hardin County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88001727[1]
Added to NRHP	October 4, 1988

It is a one-story gable-front brick church, with brick laid in common bond, on a limestone foundation. A two-story frame addition extended the building to the rear in c.1950.[2] A two-story annex, also to the rear, was built by 2008.[3]

The church was deemed "a notable example of an ante-bellum gable front church. The church is the only ante-bellum brick church located in the county outside of Elizabethtown and is a good example of an early brick church constructed by congregations in the early to mid-19th century. The building retains its original entrance, windows and brick detailing."[2][4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Philip Thomason (December 2, 1986). "Historic Resources of Hardin County: Blue Ball Church (HD-2)". National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2018. With two photos from 1983.
3. Annex viewed in Google Streetview dated August 2008, accessed March 22, 2018, and in Google satellite view 2018 imagery.
4. Philip Thomason (December 2, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hardin County Multiple Resource Area - Partial Inventory". National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2018.