Mariah's Chapel

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Mariah's Chapel
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Mariah's Chapel in Caldwell County, North Carolina as seen from Grandin Road
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LocationNC 1552, 0.4 miles SE of jct with NC 268, near Grandin, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°3′33″N81°25′47″W / 36.05917°N 81.42972°W / 36.05917; -81.42972 Coordinates: 36°3′33″N81°25′47″W / 36.05917°N 81.42972°W / 36.05917; -81.42972
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1879
NRHP reference No. 04000939 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 02, 2004

Mariah's Chapel is a historic United Methodist chapel located near Grandin, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1879, and is a simple frame church building. It features a square belfry with a pyramidal roof and a needle spire. Also on the property is the contributing church cemetery with approximately 100 graves. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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. Laura A.W. Phillips (March 2004). "Mariah's Chapel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.