Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina)

Salem Methodist Church
Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina)
Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Salem Methodist Church (Huntsboro, North Carolina)
LocationNC 1522, near Huntsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′1″N 78°32′22″W / 36.35028°N 78.53944°W / 36.35028; -78.53944
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1860 (1860)-1861
Built byShort, John
ArchitectHolt, Jacob
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival
MPSGranville County MPS
NRHP reference No.88001259[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

  1. ^ a b "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.