Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church

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Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church
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LocationNC 1704, junction with NC 1725, Bell Fork, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°34′18″N77°20′28″W / 35.57167°N 77.34111°W / 35.57167; -77.34111 Coordinates: 35°34′18″N77°20′28″W / 35.57167°N 77.34111°W / 35.57167; -77.34111
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
Architectural styleGable-front
NRHP reference No. 02000060 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2002

Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church is a historic Primitive Baptist church located between Meeting House Branch and E. Firetower Road in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The original church building was set on fire on December 30, 1863, by Union forces under the command of Col. Joseph M. McChesney. [2] It was rebuilt in 1893 and is a one-story, frame, gable front, rectangular, building measuring approximately 50 feet by 30 feet. It is two bays wide and five bays deep and sits on a brick pier foundation. Located on the property is the contributing church cemetery with less than 20 markers. [3]

The Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church was deeded to the Pitt County Historical Society in May 2000. [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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. Civil War Discovery Trail Historical Marker (located onsite)
  3. Nancy Van Dolsen (July 2001). "Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  4. Pitt County Historical Society: About the Historic Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church Project