Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church Explained

Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 7, 2007[1]
Designated Other1 Number:009-0135
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:5982 Joppa Mill Rd., Moneta, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2483°N -79.6261°W
Built:c. 1896, c. 1920
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:May 04, 2007
Refnum:07000392

Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, also known as Olive Branch Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Moneta, Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The original section was built about 1896, and expanded about 1920. It is a one-story, T-shaped wood-frame building clad in weatherboard siding. It features an original bell tower and Gothic Revival style lancet windows. Adjacent to the church is a contributing cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church . Michael J. Pulice and John R. Kern . January 2007. and Accompanying four photos