Bethel Memorial Church, also known as Bethel Baptist Memorial Church, is a historic Baptist church building located at White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It replaced an earlier log Quaker meeting house, used by the Baptist congregation from 1808. Bethel was built between 1833 and 1836, and is a two-story, rectangular brick church in the Federal style. It has a front gable roof. The interior features many well-preserved elements including oil lamps installed in 1874 and grain painted pews. The front of the church features separate entrance doors for men and women. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery.[3][4]
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| Location | Co. Rt. 622, White Post, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°1′44″N 78°2′49″W / 39.02889°N 78.04694°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1833-1836 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001927[1] |
| VLR No. | 021-0035 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 7, 1991 |
| Designated VLR | April 18, 1989[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
editThe Bethel Memorial, Incorporated
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Elizabeth W. Reane (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bethel Memorial Church" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Lee, Anne Carter (2015). Buildings of Virginia, Valley, Piedmont, Southside and Southwest. University of Virginia Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-8139-3565-2.
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