Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°34′30″N 79°11′34″W / 34.57500°N 79.19278°W / 34.57500; -79.19278
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Asbury Methodist Church
Asbury Methodist Church, December 2014
Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina)
Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina)
LocationSE. side US Hwy. 301 N., .10 mi. SW. of NC 1154, Raynham, North Carolina
Coordinates34°34′30″N 79°11′34″W / 34.57500°N 79.19278°W / 34.57500; -79.19278
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1861 (1861)
Built byDavid Townsend
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.09000264[1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 2009

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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References[edit]

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