Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church

Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Church in 2012
Location 5982 Joppa Mill Rd., Moneta, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′54″N 79°37′34″W / 37.24833°N 79.62611°WCoordinates: 37°14′54″N 79°37′34″W / 37.24833°N 79.62611°W
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built c. 1896, c. 1920
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 07000392[1]
VLR # 009-0135
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 04, 2007
Designated VLR March 7, 2007[2]

Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, also known as Olive Branch Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Moneta, Bedford County, Virginia, USA. The original section was built about 1896, and expanded about 1920. It is a one-story, "T"-shaped wood frame building clad in weatherboard siding. It features an original bell tower and Gothic Revival style lancet windows. Adjacent to the church is a contributing cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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. Michael J. Pulice and John R. Kern (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church". and Accompanying four photos