Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

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Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
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LocationBarron St., S of Jct. of Barron and 6th Sts., Waynesboro, Georgia
Coordinates 33°05′27″N82°00′42″W / 33.09085°N 82.01153°W / 33.09085; -82.01153
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000397 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1996
Removed from NRHPJanuary 2, 2024

Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic Gothic Revival-style church in Waynesboro, Georgia, which was founded by former slaves in 1866. Construction of the building began in 1888. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was delisted in 2024. [1] It was located on Barron Street south of the junction of Barron Street and 6th Street.

The church burned on September 16, 2017, and was a total loss. Sixty-eight-year-old Palmer Crumbley was found inside the burning church and he was arrested and charged with arson in the incident.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Angie Lee-Ford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (February 20, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church / Haven-Munnerlyn United Methodist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved December 30, 2016. with nine photos