Cokesbury Church
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Cokesbury Church | |
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Cokesbury Methodist Church, April 2013 | |
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| Location | 13 Market St., Onancock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′50″N 75°45′9″W / 37.71389°N 75.75250°WCoordinates: 37°42′50″N 75°45′9″W / 37.71389°N 75.75250°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1854, 1886, 1892-1894 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic |
| NRHP Reference # | 04001265[1] |
| VLR # | 273-0001-0171 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 27, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
Cokesbury United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 13 Market Street in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, as a one-story, Greek Revival-style temple-front frame church. It was enlarged with a four-story, Gothic Revival entrance / bell tower with spire in 1886 and remodeled in 1892-1894. Surrounding the church on two sides is the church cemetery containing a selection of marble tombstones.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Onancock Historic District.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ Paul Baker Touart (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cokesbury Church" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photos
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