Ebenezer Methodist Church (Bells, North Carolina)

Ebenezer Methodist Church
Location SR 1008, near Bells, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′37″N 79°0′23″W / 35.72694°N 79.00639°W / 35.72694; -79.00639Coordinates: 35°43′37″N 79°0′23″W / 35.72694°N 79.00639°W / 35.72694; -79.00639
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1890
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Chatham County MRA
NRHP Reference # 85001450[1]
Added to NRHP July 05, 1985

Ebenezer Methodist Church is a historic church located near Bells, Chatham County, North Carolina. It is located on the west side of SR 1008, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of its junction with SR 1975. It is a modest single-story wood frame structure, with a steeply-pitched metal gable roof and weatherboard siding. It has Gothic Revival features, including a tower with Gothic-arched entrance openings. The sanctuary's windows, doors, and interior woodworking are original to the structure. It was built about 1890, for a Methodist congregation established in 1827.[2]

The building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Ebenezer Methodist Church" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

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