Emmaus Baptist Church

Emmaus Baptist Church
Location VA 106 west side, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of I-64, near Providence Forge, Virginia
Coordinates 37°29′56″N 77°5′33″W / 37.49889°N 77.09250°W / 37.49889; -77.09250Coordinates: 37°29′56″N 77°5′33″W / 37.49889°N 77.09250°W / 37.49889; -77.09250
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1849 (1849)-1852
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 93000506[1]
VLR # 063-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 10, 1993
Designated VLR April 21, 1993[2]

Emmaus Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located near Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built between 1849 and 1852, and is a rectangular, simple nave- plan structure in the Greek Revival style. It measures 38 feet wide by 50 feet long. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery that contains 195 tombstones with dates ranging from 1855 to 1989.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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. Sandra Frances Hubbard (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Emmaus Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.