New Bethel Baptist Church (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)

New Bethel Baptist Church is a historic church on Bethel Valley Road in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

New Bethel Baptist Church
LocationBethel Valley Rd., Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Coordinates35°56′1″N 84°18′19″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1942
MPSOak Ridge MPS
NRHP reference No.92000409[1]
Added to NRHPMay 06, 1992

It was built in 1924 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

The church was founded in 1851.[2] The land was taken over by the U.S. federal government for Manhattan Project facilities in 1942.[3] The New Bethel Baptist Church is the only remaining structure from the pre-World War II community of Scarboro, Tennessee.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060929193920/http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/history/NPSweb/doe_properties-multiple_property_documentation.pdf
  3. "New Bethel Baptist Church Homecoming planned May 28" (press release). Oak Ridge National Laboratory. May 19, 2000. Archived from the original on December 24, 2003.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Oak Ridge, Tennessee" (PDF). Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.


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