Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church, Greek Revival church in Kingman, United States
Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church is a one-story building of local tufa limestone on a stone foundation, measuring 45 by 95 feet, with a gable roof and a partially above-ground basement. A wide stone staircase leads to a recessed entry behind a porch with six Tuscan columns, sidelights, a transom and a pediment. The north side has four sets of three-light double-hung windows with transoms; the south side has one-over-one double-hung windows.
St. John's is the oldest organized religious group in Kingman; its first service was held on May 8, 1889, and this second building was begun on February 28, 1917, with the date confirmed by its cornerstone. On March 29, 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard eloped here and married during a break from filming Gone With the Wind, with the church minister officiating and MGM press agent Otto Winkler as best man. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
St. John's is the oldest organized religious group in Kingman, and this 1917 building is its second. On March 29, 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard eloped here during a break from filming Gone With the Wind; the church minister officiated, two strangers served as witnesses, and MGM press agent Otto Winkler was best man.
The church sits at the corner of Spring and Fifth streets, just one block from Route 66, making it easily accessible. The building is now occupied by government offices, so visitors can explore the exterior architecture.
The 1917 cornerstone records the construction date, and the building's Classic Roman Temple form is considered the best example of its kind in Arizona. Its tufa limestone matches the Mohave County Courthouse two years earlier, and since 2020 the former church has housed the Mohave County Office of the Public Defender.
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