Emmaus Baptist Church

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Emmaus Baptist Church
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LocationVA 106 west side, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of I-64, near Providence Forge, Virginia
Coordinates 37°29′56″N77°5′33″W / 37.49889°N 77.09250°W / 37.49889; -77.09250
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1849 (1849)-1852
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 93000506 [1]
VLR No.063-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1993
Designated VLRApril 21, 1993 [2]

Emmaus Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church located near Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built between 1849 and 1852, and is a rectangular, simple nave- plan structure in the Greek Revival style. It measures 38 feet wide by 50 feet long. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery that contains 195 tombstones with dates ranging from 1855 to 1989. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Sandra Frances Hubbard (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Emmaus Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo