Jamesville Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery

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Jamesville Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery
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LocationE side of NC 171, Jamesville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°48′35″N76°53′51″W / 35.80972°N 76.89750°W / 35.80972; -76.89750
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1865 (1865)-1870
NRHP reference No. 84000556 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1984

Jamesville Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, also known as Jamesville Women's Club, is a historic Primitive Baptist church and cemetery located on the east side of NC 171 in Jamesville, Martin County, North Carolina. It was built between 1865 and 1870, and is a rectangular one-story frame building with gable-front roof. It is two-bays wide and three bays deep and is sheathed with plain weatherboards. The Jamesville Women's Club acquired the building and its lot in 1953. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Stanley L. Little and Jerry L. Cross (May 1984). "Jamesville Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.