Beecher Bible and Rifle Church

Beecher Bible and Rifle Church
Beecher Bible and Rifle Church is located in Kansas
Beecher Bible and Rifle Church
Beecher Bible and Rifle Church is located in the United States
Beecher Bible and Rifle Church
LocationSE corner of Chapel and Elm Sts., Wabaunsee, Kansas
Coordinates39°8′40″N 96°20′44″W / 39.14444°N 96.34556°W / 39.14444; -96.34556
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1862
Architectural stylePlains Vernacular
NRHP reference No.71000334[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1971

Beecher Bible and Rifle Church is a historic church at the southeastern corner of Chapel and Elm Streets in Wabaunsee, Kansas. The church is named after Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, a financial backer for the town who helped smuggle rifles past pro-slavery forces in crates marked Bibles.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.