Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia)

Methodist Tabernacle
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Methodist Tabernacle, April 1971
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Location	Southeast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia
Coordinates	37°25′19″N76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1922 (1922)
NRHP reference No.	75002024 [1]
VLR No.	057-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1975
Designated VLR	April 15, 1975 [2]

Methodist Tabernacle is a historic Methodist tabernacle located near Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a large, open pavilion with a hipped roof surmounted by a hipped clerestory monitor with wooden shutters. The building has 21 rows of wooden benches on the dirt floor arranged along three aisles. The building is a rare example in Virginia of an early 20th century revival meeting facility. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ^[1]

References

1. "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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Tabernacle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo