Big Spring Baptist Church | |
 Big Spring Baptist Church, September 2013 | |
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| Location | VA 631, 0.1 mi. E of US 460/11, Elliston, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°12′55″N 80°13′30″W / 37.21528°N 80.22500°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1880 |
| Built by | Pepper, Joseph |
| Architectural style | Nave plan |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001809[1] |
| VLR No. | 060-0435 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | June 20, 1989[2] |
Big Spring Baptist Church, also known as First Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building located near Elliston, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built about 1880, and is a one-story, four-bay, nave plan frame structure with a high gable roof. It features a projecting three-stage central tower. Also on the property is the contributing church cemetery where the deceased members of most of the area's African-American families are buried.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Big Spring Baptist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
