Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery

Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia
Listed
November 22, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
04001239

About this property

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery is a historic site in Quitman, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The church congregation was organized in 1834 and the church building was built c. 1861. It is located on County Road 125. It was deemed notable as one of the last surviving antebellum buildings in rural Brooks County, and also "for its simple form, design, and craftsmanship, typical not only of rural churches but also of Primitive Baptist churches." It is notable also as very early example of a Primitive Baptist church, as the generally accepted date of the founding of the Primitive Baptist faith in the United States (in Black Rock, Maryland) is just two years earlier, in 1832. The church building was used by the congregation from c.1861 to 1965, and again from 1981 to 1984.

Location

Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia
30.76780, -83.59845

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Nearby Historic Sites

Harris-Ramsey-Norris House
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Brooks County Jail
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Brooks County Courthouse
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Quitman Historic District
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2.8 mi
Turner, Henry Gray, House and Grounds
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When was Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery?

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1861.

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