Methodist Tabernacle (Mathews, Virginia) Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Tabernacle . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. April 1975. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo