Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina)

Salem Methodist Church
LocationNC 1522, near Huntsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′1″N 78°32′22″W / 36.35028°N 78.53944°W / 36.35028; -78.53944
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1860 (1860)-1861
Built byShort, John
ArchitectHolt, Jacob
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival
MPSGranville County MPS
NRHP reference No.88001259[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1988

Salem Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located near Huntsboro, Granville County, North Carolina. It was likely designed by noted regional architect Jacob W. Holt and constructed by slaves in 1860–1861. It is a one-story, three-bay, heavy timber frame, church building with Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival style design elements. Also on the property is the contributing church cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ -Marvin Brown and Patricia Esperon (December 1987). "Salem Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.