John Wesley Methodist Church
National Register of Historic Places

John Wesley Methodist Church

Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Listed
June 4, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74001997

About this property

John Wesley Methodist Church, also known as First Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church on E. Foster Street in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1820, and is a two-story, brick meeting house building with Greek Revival style design elements. It originally measures 58 feet long by 47 feet wide. In 1835, a vestibule addition added 10 feet to the length. The interior features a "slave gallery." During the Battle of Lewisburg, a cannonball struck the southwest corner and the repairs remain visible. John Weir, a brickmason and architect, is traditionally accepted to have been the architect for the 1820 building. An 1835 addition was by John W. Dunn, also a brickmason and architect. Dunn is credited with bringing Greek Revival architecture to the area by this work. According to the 1974 NRHP nomination, the building "remains one of the county's most stately structures". It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Location

Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
37.79954, -80.44493

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Nearby Historic Sites

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0.2 mi
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Greenbrier County Courthouse and Lewis Spring
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North, John A., House
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Nearby Battles

Averell's Second Raid (Droop Mountain approach)
1863Civil War
0.1 mi
Skirmish at Lewisburg (May 1862)
1862Civil War
0.1 mi
Battle of Lewisburg (First)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Averell's Raid on Lewisburg (1862 repeat)
1864Civil War
0.2 mi

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When was John Wesley Methodist Church listed on the National Register?

John Wesley Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1974.

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

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The period of significance for John Wesley Methodist Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1820.

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