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Johnsville Meetinghouse
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Location8860 Johnsville Church Rd., Catawba, Virginia
Coordinates 37°18′55″N80°14′53″W / 37.31528°N 80.24806°W / 37.31528; -80.24806
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)
ArchitectHolsinger, John
NRHP reference No. 98001308 [1]
VLR No.080-0122
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1998
Designated VLRSeptember 14, 1998 [2]

Johnsville Meetinghouse, also known as Johnsville Old German Baptist Meetinghouse, is a historic Old German Baptist Brethren meeting house located near Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia. It was built in 1874, and is a simple, one story, one room building with five bays and a partial basement. It has a metal gable roof and features hand-planed clapboard siding and handmade window frames and glass. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 June 5, 2013.
  3. D. Darlene Richardson (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Johnsville Meetinghouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo