New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, also known as New Hope Church, is a historic Primitive Baptist church located near Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. The church was established c. 1820 as North Bluffton and the building was constructed in 1897. It is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival style frame building. It measures 30 feet by 40 feet and has a high gable roof. Adjacent to the church is a contributing cemetery containing 166 graves dating from 1856 to 1973.[2]: 2
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| Location | Southwest of Richmond on Old Orrick Rd., near Richmond, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°14′59″N 94°02′36″W / 39.24972°N 94.04333°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002393[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ann M. Matthews and James M. Denny (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Hope Primitive Baptist Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1979)
