Mitchells Presbyterian Church
Description:
This Gothic Revival church, built in 1879, contains an elaborate example of trompe-l’oeil fresco painting done in 1888. Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, an Italian immigrant artist, painted to deceive the eye into believing that his plaster murals of Gothic arches, Renaissance-styled cornices, and embellished Corinthian columns were three dimensional. Oddenino decorated the ceilings at Mitchells Church and Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison with geometric designs.
LocationMem:
On Mitchell Road (State Route 652) , Mitchells, (On the left when traveling east)
Institution:
Department of Conservation and Historic Resources.(Marker Number F-25.)
Official/Unofficial:
Official (Historical Marker Database)
Date of Dedication:
1985
Place Location:
