Cokesbury Church

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Cokesbury Church
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Cokesbury Methodist Church, April 2013
Cokesbury Church is located in Virginia
Cokesbury Church
Location13 Market St., Onancock, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′50″N 75°45′9″W / 37.71389°N 75.75250°W / 37.71389; -75.75250Coordinates: 37°42′50″N 75°45′9″W / 37.71389°N 75.75250°W / 37.71389; -75.75250
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1854, 1886, 1892-1894
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic
NRHP reference No.04001265[1]
VLR No.273-0001-0171
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 8, 2004[2]

Cokesbury United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 13 Market Street in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, as a one-story, Greek Revival-style temple-front frame church. It was enlarged with a four-story, Gothic Revival entrance / bell tower with spire in 1886 and remodeled in 1892–1894. Surrounding the church on two sides is the church cemetery containing a selection of marble tombstones.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Onancock Historic District.

References[]

  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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ^ Paul Baker Touart (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cokesbury Church" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photos
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