Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic Gothic Revival-style church in Waynesboro, Georgia, which was founded by former slaves in 1866. Construction of the building began in 1888.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was delisted in 2024.[1] It was located on Barron Street south of the junction of Barron Street and 6th Street.

Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church is located in Georgia
Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
LocationBarron St., S of Jct. of Barron and 6th Sts., Waynesboro, Georgia
Coordinates33°05′27″N 82°00′42″W / 33.09085°N 82.01153°W / 33.09085; -82.01153
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.96000397[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1996
Removed from NRHPJanuary 2, 2024

The church burned on September 16, 2017, and was a total loss. Sixty-eight-year-old Palmer Crumbley was found inside the burning church and he was arrested and charged with arson in the incident.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Angie Lee-Ford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (February 20, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church / Haven-Munnerlyn United Methodist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016. with nine photos