Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse

Historic church in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse
Virginia Landmarks Register
Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse in May, 2016
38°39′18″N 78°7′47″W / 38.65500°N 78.12972°W / 38.65500; -78.12972
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1850 (1850)-1851
Built byMiller, Henry
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.79003076[1]
VLR No.078-0033
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1979
Designated VLRDecember 19, 1978[2]

Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse, also known as Mount Salem Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist meeting house located near Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1850–1851, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone building. It measures 40 feet by 50 feet and is topped by a gable roof. The church was restored and put into active service in 1977, after closure in 1942.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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