Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse Explained

Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 19, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:078-0033
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Southeast of Washington on VA 626, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates:38.655°N -78.1297°W
Built:-1851
Builder:Miller, Henry
Architecture:Federal
Added:May 24, 1979
Refnum:79003076

Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse, also known as Mount Salem Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist meeting house located near Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It was built in 1850–1851, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone building. It measures 40 feet by 50 feet and is topped by a gable roof. The church was restored and put into active service in 1977, after closure in 1942.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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: Mount Salem Baptist Meetinghouse . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. December 1978. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo