Asbury Methodist Church (Raynham, North Carolina) Explained

Asbury Methodist Church
Location:SE. side US Hwy. 301 N., .10 mi. SW. of NC 1154, Raynham, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.575°N -79.1928°W
Builder:David Townsend
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 30, 2009
Refnum:09000264

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth Keane. Asbury Methodist Church. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 2008. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.