National Register of Historic Places

Jersey Settlement Meeting House

Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina
Listed
July 9, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002032

About this property

Jersey Settlement Meeting House, also known as Jersey Baptist Church, is a historic church and meeting house located near Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina. The Baptist congregation was founded around 1755 by settlers from New Jersey. Among them was Benjamin Merrill, a local leader in the Regulator movement from 1765 to 1771, who was captured and executed following the Battle of Alamance. The current Greek Revival church meeting house was built in 1842 near the Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery. It is a rectangular gable-front brick building, four bays long and two bays wide. A belfry was added in 1897-1899 and a portico in 1945. The meeting house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina
35.73211, -80.31143

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery
Listed
0 mi
Beallmont
Industrial
1.9 mi
Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home
Industrial
3.1 mi
Haden Place
Industrial
3.6 mi
Beck's Reformed Church Cemetery
Listed
5.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Lexington NC
1865Civil War
7.2 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Salisbury NC
1865Civil War
10.1 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Salisbury Prison Camp Raid
1865Civil War
10.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Jersey Settlement Meeting House listed on the National Register?

Jersey Settlement Meeting House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Jersey Settlement Meeting House?

Jersey Settlement Meeting House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jersey Settlement Meeting House?

The period of significance for Jersey Settlement Meeting House is recorded as the industrial era.

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