New Prospect Church

New Prospect Church
Location 4445 Sheep Creek Rd., near Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates 37°25′35″N 79°32′44″W / 37.42639°N 79.54556°WCoordinates: 37°25′35″N 79°32′44″W / 37.42639°N 79.54556°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1880
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 00000312[1]
VLR # 009-5211
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 31, 2000
Designated VLR June 16, 1999[2]

New Prospect Church, also known as New Prospect Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at 4445 Sheep Creek Road near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA. It was built in 1880, and is a one-story, wood frame building painted white and in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It measures 34 feet wide and 45 feet long, and has a low-pitched gable roof. The church has two entrances, one for the men and one for the women and children.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 05-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. June Laughlin (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Prospect Church". and Accompanying photo