Methodist Tabernacle | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 15, 1975[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 057-0030 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Southeast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.4219°N -76.2967°W |
Added: | May 21, 1975 |
Refnum: | 75002024 |
Methodist Tabernacle is a historic Methodist tabernacle located near Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a large, open pavilion with a hipped roof surmounted by a hipped clerestory monitor with wooden shutters. The building has 21 rows of wooden benches on the dirt floor arranged along three aisles. The building is a rare example in Virginia of an early 20th century revival meeting facility.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.