Emmaus Baptist Church

Emmaus Baptist Church
LocationVA 106 west side, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of I-64, near Providence Forge, Virginia
Coordinates37°29′56″N 77°5′33″W / 37.49889°N 77.09250°W / 37.49889; -77.09250
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1849 (1849)-1852
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.93000506[1]
VLR No.063-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1993
Designated VLRApril 21, 1993[2]

Emmaus Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church located near Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built between 1849 and 1852, and is a rectangular, simple nave- plan structure in the Greek Revival style. It measures 38 feet wide by 50 feet long. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery that contains 195 tombstones with dates ranging from 1855 to 1989.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Sandra Frances Hubbard (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Emmaus Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo