Mills River Chapel, also known as Mills River United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist chapel located near Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860–1861, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival-style church. It features a front portico with four, square, recessed panel wooden columns. Adjacent to the church is the contributing church cemetery, with gravestones dating from as early as 1824.[2]
Mills River Chapel | |
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Location | SR 1328, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of junction with NC 280, near Mills River, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°23′4″N 82°34′39″W / 35.38444°N 82.57750°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | 1860-1861 |
Architect | Barnett, Americas |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 88002660[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 02, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mary Jean Hooper (June 1988). "Mills River Chapel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.