Mt. Vernon Methodist Church

Mt. Vernon Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Maces Spring, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1895 and is a one-story, rectangular frame structure with gable roof and simple wooden steeple. The church is most notable for its association with the Carter Family, a traditional American Country music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Behind the church is the cemetery containing the graves of Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Delaney Carter (1891–1960) and his wife Sara Dougherty Carter (1898–1979).^[3]

Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church in 2016
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Location	Rt. 614, Maces Spring, Virginia
Coordinates	36°40′35″N 82°23′15″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1895 (1895)
Architectural style	Scott's County Vernacular
MPS	Carter Family TR
NRHP reference No.	85001413[1]
VLR No.	084-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 12, 1985
Designated VLR	April 16, 1985[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1. "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 (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Vernon Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo