Coan Baptist Church
Coan Baptist Church | |
Front and southern side | |
| Location | Coan Church Road east of Coan Stage Road, west of Heathsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°55′31″N 76°30′51″W / 37.92528°N 76.51417°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Built by | Addison Hall |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000239[1] |
| VLR No. | 066-0086 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | January 15, 1995[2] |
Coan Baptist Church, also known as Wicomico Church, is a historic Southern Baptist church located near Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. The current building was built in 1846, and is a rectangular, two-story, gable-roofed, brick structure. It has Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. Additions were made in 1957, 1975 and 2000. The congregation was founded in 1804 as the Wicomico Church.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Douglas Rose (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Coan Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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