Carey's Camp Meeting Ground

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Carey's Camp Meeting Ground
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LocationWest of Millsboro off Delaware Route 24, near Millsboro, Delaware
Coordinates 38°31′24″N75°24′22″W / 38.52333°N 75.40611°W / 38.52333; -75.40611
Built1888
NRHP reference No. 73000557
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1973 [1]

Carey's Camp was established in 1888 as a Methodist camp meeting near Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. Traditionally occupied for 12 days beginning the last Wednesday of July for prayer and religious instruction, the camp is composed of 47 wood cabins (called "tents") in an oval around a tabernacle. As with many such meeting grounds, the camp is located in a grove of oak trees. The front-gabled cabins almost touch each other. Each cabin has a window in the gable and a porch on the front. The rear of the porch is entirely open to the interior of the house, so that the cabin's occupants could see and be seen from the center. [2] An enclosed kitchen is in the back of the cabin. Sleeping rooms are located upstairs. [3]

Tents are usually owned by families, although a few tents, such as the preacher's, are owned by the camp committee. A boarding tent with six sleeping rooms offers food, and a confectionery is located outside the circle. At the center of the circle is the tabernacle. Originally a long shed, two arms were added to make it cruciform in shape, with three arms used for seating while a fourth serves as a chancel. Hinged panels open to allow a view into the tabernacle from outside. Benches outside accommodate overflow. [3]

Carey's Camp was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Maynard, W. Barksdale (2008). "Western Sussex County". Buildings of Delaware. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN   978-0-8139-2702-2.
  3. 1 2 Heite, Edward F. (August 16, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Carey's Camp Meeting Ground". National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2009.