National Register of Historic Places

Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery

Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia
Listed
December 24, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000987

About this property

John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery, also known as John Wesley United Methodist Church and Wesley Chapel, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and cemetery located at West Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built by former slaves in 1873, and is a one-story, front-gabled, log church, clad in weatherboard with a stone foundation. A frame vestibule with bell tower was added to the front of the church and a choir loft rear extension was added in 1923. In 1982 a one-story, frame Sunday School addition, clad in vinyl siding was built by volunteers and added to the southeast elevation. The church represents the lone built representation of the first decades of the African-American settlement at West Warm Springs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

212 W. Warm Springs
Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia
38.06153, -79.80556

Categories

BLACKARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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0.3 mi
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Warm Springs — Engagement (May 1862)
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1.6 mi

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When was Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery?

Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery is recorded as the industrial era.

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