Coan Baptist Church

Coan Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Coan Church Road east of Coan Stage Road, west of Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°55′31″N76°30′51″W / 37.92528°N 76.51417°W / 37.92528; -76.51417
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1846 (1846)
Built by	Addison Hall
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000239 [1]
VLR No.	066-0086
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 17, 1995
Designated VLR	January 15, 1995 [2]

Coan Baptist Church, also known as Wicomico Church, is a historic Southern Baptist church located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. The current building was built in 1846, and is a rectangular, two-story, gable-roofed, brick structure. It has Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. Additions were made in 1957, 1975 and 2000. The congregation was founded in 1804 as the Wicomico Church. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. ^[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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Douglas Rose (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Coan Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• Coan Baptist Church website