
Here is the text of this building on the National Register of Historic Places:
Originally constructed in around 1830, the Philadelphia Church of Christ is a one story frame building with a gable roof and stone foundation. The rectangular plan church is sheathed in weatherboard and has a wood shake roof. In the 1980s, the church was restored utilizing original materials and materials from other historic buildings.
Stone steps lead to the two single leaf doors on the south facade. Both the east and west elevations contain three window openings covered by vertical board shutters. The north elevation contains no openings.
Inside, the church has yellow poplar tongue and groove floors and ceiling. The ceiling is laid in a board and batten pattern. Two rows of square wood posts support the roof and separate the three rows of pews. The simple wood pulpit and pews are believed to be original. Plaster walls and plain wood window and door frames are also found in the interior of the church. Six-over-six double-hung sashes still retain some of their original panes.
This area was originally woods, and stumps are still visible under the church floor. Large limestone rocks used for the foundation were hauled from three or four miles away. Hand-hewn white oak sills are 8" X 8" X 40', while posts and plates are 8" X 8" red oak; oak puncheons support the floor. The church was constructed with mortise and tenon framing and wooden pegs.
In the spring of 1985, a movement was begun to restore and reconstruct the church. The siding, flooring, and ceiling were removed with painstaking care and stored, as were the pews. All material that was sound was reused. Other materials for the building were scavenged from buildings of the same general construction period.
Weathered lumber of the same period was used to replace deteriorated siding. Some of the original siding has been reversed but approximately 40% of the original siding is extant. Only two of the sills were replaced. The doors and shutters were reworked and only a small amount of the poplar flooring was replaced. The ceiling was in poor shape and it appears that much of it was rebuilt. The walls have been replastered because of the poor condition of the original plaster. Around 1900, the original shake roof was replaced with tin. Today, a new split shake roof covers the building. Electric lights were also put in the church.
Philadelphia Church of Christ is located in a rural area of Warren County. A few trees and new shrubs are situated on the property. Also found here are a small modern picnic shelter, two small modern privies, and a cemetery.