Cokesbury United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 13 Market Street in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, as a one-story, Greek Revival-style temple-front frame church. It was enlarged with a four-story, Gothic Revival entrance / bell tower with spire in 1886 and remodeled in 1892–1894. Surrounding the church on two sides is the church cemetery containing a selection of marble tombstones.[3]
Cokesbury Church | |
 Cokesbury Methodist Church, April 2013 | |
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| Location | 13 Market St., Onancock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′50″N 75°45′9″W / 37.71389°N 75.75250°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1854, 1886, 1892-1894 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001265[1] |
| VLR No. | 273-0001-0171 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Onancock Historic District.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Paul Baker Touart (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cokesbury Church" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photos
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