Baptist Chapel Church and Cemetery

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Baptist Chapel Church and Cemetery
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LocationE of Helton on SR 1527, near Helton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°32′51″N81°26′42″W / 36.54750°N 81.44500°W / 36.54750; -81.44500 Coordinates: 36°32′51″N81°26′42″W / 36.54750°N 81.44500°W / 36.54750; -81.44500
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1872
NRHP reference No. 76001302 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1976

Baptist Chapel Church and Cemetery is a historic Baptist church and cemetery located near Helton, Ashe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1872, and is a simple one-story frame structure, covered by weatherboards and set on a common bond brick foundation. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry L. Cross (June 1976). "Baptist Chapel Church and Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.