National Register of Historic Places

Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting

Salem (Independent City), Salem County, Virginia
Listed
January 22, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95001558

About this property

Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting, also known as the Salem Camp Meeting, is a historic camp meeting complex located at Salem, Virginia. The complex consists of two buildings—a 1922 tabernacle and a dormitory, built about 1926. Both buildings are plainly detailed frame buildings with novelty weatherboard siding and poured concrete basement levels. The tabernacle measures approximately 60 feet by 80 feet and contains an auditorium designed for a capacity of 2,000 people. The dormitory is a two-story, three-bay, building with a full-width one-story porch. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

202 and 208 E. Third St.
Salem (Independent City), Salem County, Virginia
37.28766, -80.05384

Categories

RELIGION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting listed on the National Register?

Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 22, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting?

Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting?

The period of significance for Southwest Virginia Holiness Association Camp Meeting is recorded as the industrial era.

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