Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina)

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LocationSE. side US Hwy. 301 N., .10 mi. SW. of NC 1154, Raynham, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°34′30″N79°11′34″W / 34.57500°N 79.19278°W / 34.57500; -79.19278 Coordinates: 34°34′30″N79°11′34″W / 34.57500°N 79.19278°W / 34.57500; -79.19278
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1861 (1861)
Built byDavid Townsend
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000264 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 2009

Asbury Methodist Church, also known as Asbury Memorial Church and Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church South, is a historic Methodist church located at Raynham, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, timber-frame building in a modest Greek Revival style. It measures approximately 40 feet by 50 feet and features a prominent, projecting, pedimented front gable supported by five posts. Adjacent to the church is the contributing cemetery with approximately 200 marked graves. The oldest grave dates to 1848. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Beth Keane (September 2008). "Asbury Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.