Mills River Chapel

Mills River Chapel
Location SR 1328, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of junction with NC 280, near Mills River, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°23′4″N 82°34′39″W / 35.38444°N 82.57750°W / 35.38444; -82.57750Coordinates: 35°23′4″N 82°34′39″W / 35.38444°N 82.57750°W / 35.38444; -82.57750
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1860-1861
Architect Barnett, Americas
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 88002660[1]
Added to NRHP December 02, 1988

Mills River Chapel, also known as Mills River United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist chapel located near Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860–1861, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival-style church. It features a front portico with four, square, recessed panel wooden columns. Adjacent to the church is the contributing church cemetery, with gravestones dating from as early as 1824.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary Jean Hooper (June 1988). "Mills River Chapel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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