Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina)

Salem Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	NC 1522, near Huntsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°21′1″N 78°32′22″W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1860 (1860)-1861
Built by	Short, John
Architect	Holt, Jacob
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival
MPS	Granville County MPS
NRHP reference No.	88001259[1]
Added to NRHP	August 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. "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.