Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina)
Asbury Methodist Church, also known as Asbury Memorial Church and Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church South, is a historic Methodist church located at Raynham, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, timber frame building in a modest Greek Revival style. It measures approximately 40 feet by 50 feet and features a prominent, projecting, pedimented front gable supported by five posts. Adjacent to the church is the contributing cemetery with approximately 200 marked graves. The oldest grave dates to 1848.[2]
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Location | SE. side US Hwy. 301 N., .10 mi. SW. of NC 1154, Raynham, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°34′30″N 79°11′34″W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1861 |
Built by | David Townsend |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 09000264[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 30, 2009 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Beth Keane (September 2008). "Asbury Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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