NRHP: Keystone Community Church
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Keystone Community Church (The Little Church)
NRHP Reference #: 79001447
NRHP Listing Date: 19790125
Location
McGinley St, Keystone, Keith County, Nebraska
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Summary
"The Little Church" was the inspiration of the wife of a wealthy rancher, Bill Paxton, Jr., and the "King's Daughters," a teen-age girls' club. The one-story board and batten structure was erected in 1908 in Keystone, a small unincorporated village. Due to the diverse faiths of Keystone residents, the church was built to accommodate both Protestant and Catholic services. Apses protrude from both ends of the building, creating space for a Catholic altar at the north and a Protestant lectern at the south. The backs of the pews are hinged so that the seating can be reversed. This church is the only known building of its type in Nebraska and one of very few such structures in the United States.
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