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Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°25′19″N 76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667
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Methodist Tabernacle
Methodist Tabernacle, April 1971
Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)
Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia) is located in the United States
Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)
LocationSoutheast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates37°25′19″N 76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
NRHP reference No.75002024[1]
VLR No.057-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 21, 1975
Designated VLRApril 15, 1975[2]

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

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  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 (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Tabernacle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo