Mills River Chapel

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Mills River Chapel
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Mills River Chapel is located in North Carolina
Mills River Chapel
LocationSR 1328, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of junction with NC 280, near Mills River, North Carolina
Coordinates35°23′4″N 82°34′39″W / 35.38444°N 82.57750°W / 35.38444; -82.57750Coordinates: 35°23′4″N 82°34′39″W / 35.38444°N 82.57750°W / 35.38444; -82.57750
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1860-1861
ArchitectBarnett, Americas
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.88002660[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 02, 1988

Mills River Chapel, also known as Mills River United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist chapel located near Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860–1861, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival-style church. It features a front portico with four, square, recessed panel wooden columns. Adjacent to the church is the contributing church cemetery, with gravestones dating from as early as 1824.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Mary Jean Hooper (June 1988). "Mills River Chapel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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