Church of Christ (Perry, Illinois)

The Church of Christ was a historic church located at 102 Main Street in Perry, Pike County, Illinois.

Architecture

The Carpenter Gothic church was built in 1880 for Perry's Church of Christ congregation, which formed in 1837. The one-story wooden building with board-and-batten siding had a limestone foundation. The front facade featured a three-section steeple and chimneys at the two corners; the steeple consisted of a tower with arched windows, a lantern with louvered windows, and a spire atop a mansard roof. The Gothic arched front entrance to the church was located at the base of the tower. Arched stained glass windows with floral and geometric patterns were located on either side of the entrance.
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2006.

On October 1, 2014, the church was struck by lightning. Firefighters from eight local areas were unable to save it. The remnants of the church were demolished.
The site is now a memorial park with a historical marker.