Graysontown Methodist Church

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Graysontown Methodist Church
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Graysontown Methodist Church, October 2013
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LocationVA 613, Graysontown, Virginia
Coordinates 37°2′13″N80°33′40″W / 37.03694°N 80.56111°W / 37.03694; -80.56111 Coordinates: 37°2′13″N80°33′40″W / 37.03694°N 80.56111°W / 37.03694; -80.56111
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural styleNave plan
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001889 [1]
VLR No.060-0109
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989 [2]

Graysontown Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church building located near Graysontown, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1895, and is a one-story, three-bay, nave plan frame structure clad in weatherboard. It has a two-stage central tower, with bracketed friezes and pyramidal roof. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Graysontown Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo