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Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel

Coordinates: 37°22′50″N 79°37′38″W / 37.38056°N 79.62722°W / 37.38056; -79.62722
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Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
Seen from the east
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel is located in Virginia
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel is located in the United States
Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel
LocationPenicks Mill Rd. north of Thaxton, Virginia
Coordinates37°22′50″N 79°37′38″W / 37.38056°N 79.62722°W / 37.38056; -79.62722
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1844
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.04000844[1]
VLR No.009-0178
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2004
Designated VLRJune 6, 2004[2]

Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel, also known as Thomas Chapel and Thomas Chapel United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Thaxton, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is a small, rectangular-plan, one-story, one-room, brick structure in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It measures 30 feet wide and 40 feet long, and has a three-bay facade and a pedimented front gable roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Michael J. Pulice (February 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos