John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery explained

John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 19, 2013[1]
Designated Other1 Number:008-5030
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.0594°N -79.8058°W
Built:, 1923, 1982
Added:December 24, 2013
Refnum:13000987[2]

John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery, also known as John Wesley United Methodist Church and Wesley Chapel, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and cemetery located at West Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built by former slaves in 1873, and is a one-story, front-gabled, log church, clad in weatherboard with a stone foundation. A frame vestibule with bell tower was added to the front of the church and a choir loft rear extension was added in 1923. In 1982 a one-story, frame Sunday School addition, clad in vinyl siding was built by volunteers and added to the southeast elevation. The church represents the lone built representation of the first decades of the African-American settlement at West Warm Springs.[3] [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-01-03. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-02-04. 2014-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219220038/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140103.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery. Bill Frazier and Beth Scripps. June 2013. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  4. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000987.htm National Register of Historic Places Program, Featured Property: John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery