Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)
Historic church in Virginia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Historic church in Virginia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Methodist Tabernacle | |
Location | Southeast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°25′19″N 76°17′48″W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1922 |
NRHP reference No. | 75002024[1] |
VLR No. | 057-0030 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 21, 1975 |
Designated VLR | April 15, 1975[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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