New Hope Primitive Baptist Church

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 

New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church is located in Missouri
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church is located in the United States
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
LocationSouthwest of Richmond on Old Orrick Rd., near Richmond, Missouri
Coordinates39°14′59″N 94°02′36″W / 39.24972°N 94.04333°W / 39.24972; -94.04333
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1897
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80002393[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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)
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