Garysburg United Methodist Church and Cemetery

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Garysburg United Methodist Church and Cemetery
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LocationSR 1207
Garysburg, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′47″N77°33′42″W / 36.44639°N 77.56167°W / 36.44639; -77.56167
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1853
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 85001350 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1985

Garysburg United Methodist Church and Cemetery, also known as Chapel Grove Church, is a historic Methodist church and cemetery located on SR 1207 in Garysburg, Northampton County, North Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a one-story, three-bay, temple-form Greek Revival style frame church. It features a projecting vestibule and a tall, graceful bell tower added in 1905. Adjacent to the church is the cemetery. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Stanley L. Little and Jim L. Sumner (May 1984). "Garysburg United Methodist Church and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-03-01.