St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (Wilder, Kentucky)

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
Location Wilder, Kentucky
Coordinates 39°0′47″N 84°28′17″W / 39.01306°N 84.47139°W / 39.01306; -84.47139Coordinates: 39°0′47″N 84°28′17″W / 39.01306°N 84.47139°W / 39.01306; -84.47139
Built 1828
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference #

80001495

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Added to NRHP August 11, 1980

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church is located at 1307 John's Hill Road, in Wilder, Kentucky. A stone church was built on the present site in 1858. The parish was begun by nine German immigrant families, 11 years earlier in 1847. The first church was a log cabin structure built on the top of John's Hill Rd.

The present site overlooks the Licking River. During the American Civil War the site was used as part of the defense of Cincinnati, Ohio.

References

  1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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