Bedford Historic Meetinghouse

Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse, September 2012
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse is located in Virginia
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse is located in the United States
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
Location153 W. Main St., Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates37°20′5″N 79°31′32″W / 37.33472°N 79.52556°W / 37.33472; -79.52556
Arealess than one acre
Built1838
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78003182[1]
VLR No.141-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1978
Designated VLRSeptember 20, 1977[2]

Bedford Historic Meetinghouse, also known as Methodist Meetinghouse and St. Philip's Episcopal Church, is a historic meeting house located at 153 W. Main Street in Bedford, Virginia. It was built in 1838, and is a brick building measuring 38 feet by 58 feet and in the Greek Revival style. It features a shallow, pedimented gable roof topped by a square belfry with a stubby, tapered spire. It was built as Bedford's first Methodist Church and houses the headquarters of the Bedford Historical Society.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bedford Historic Meetinghouse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. and Accompanying photo
Sign in front of the Meetinghouse

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