| Methodist Tabernacle | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Methodist Tabernacle, April 1971 | |
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| Location | Southeast of Mathews on VA 611 at junction with VA 644, near Mathews, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°25′19″N 76°17′48″W / 37.42194°N 76.29667°W / 37.42194; -76.29667 |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1922 (1922) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002024 |
| VLR No. | 057-0030 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | April 15, 1975 |
Methodist Tabernacle is a historic Methodist tabernacle located near Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a large, open pavilion with a hipped roof surmounted by a hipped clerestory monitor with wooden shutters. The building has 21 rows of wooden benches on the dirt floor arranged along three aisles. The building is a rare example in Virginia of an early 20th century revival meeting facility.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Methodist Tabernacle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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