Brassfield Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located near Wilton, Granville County, North Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Brassfield Baptist Church | |
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| Location | NC 96 and NC 1700, near Wilton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′54″N 78°34′30″W / 36.11500°N 78.57500°W |
| Area | 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1843 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Granville County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001267[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 31, 1988 |
History
editBrassfield Baptist Church was constituted on August 23, 1823, by elders Zachariah Allen, James Weathers and William Worrel. The current historical building was constructed about 1843, and is a two-story, heavy timber frame, Greek Revival-style church building. Also on the property is the contributing church cemetery.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ -Marvin Brown and Patricia Esperon (December 1987). "Brassfield Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
