Rehoboth Methodist Church

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Rehoboth Methodist Church
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LocationE of Skinnersville on U.S. 64, near Skinnersville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°56′22″N76°31′23″W / 35.93944°N 76.52306°W / 35.93944; -76.52306 Coordinates: 35°56′22″N76°31′23″W / 35.93944°N 76.52306°W / 35.93944; -76.52306
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1850-1853
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001349 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1976

Rehoboth Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located near Skinnersville, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built between 1850 and 1853, and is a one-story, temple-form, Greek Revival style frame structure with a front gable roof. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a pair of double-door entrances. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. Robert Topkins and Janet K. Seapker (n.d.). "Rehoboth Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)