Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)

Methodist Tabernacle

Methodist Tabernacle, April 1971
Location Southeast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates 37°25′19″N 76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667Coordinates: 37°25′19″N 76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1922 (1922)
NRHP Reference # 75002024[1]
VLR # 057-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 21, 1975
Designated VLR April 15, 1975[2]

Methodist Tabernacle is a historic Methodist tabernacle located near Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a large, open pavilion with a hipped roof surmounted by a hipped clerestory monitor with wooden shutters. The building has 21 rows of wooden benches on the dirt floor arranged along three aisles. The building is a rare example in Virginia of an early 20th century revival meeting facility.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Tabernacle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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