Bedford Historic Meetinghouse
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Bedford Historic Meetinghouse, September 2012
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| Location | 153 W. Main St., Bedford, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 78003182[1] |
| VLR # | 141-0005 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1978 |
| Designated VLR | September 20, 1977[2] |
Bedford Historic Meetinghouse, also known as Methodist Meetinghouse and St. Philip's Episcopal Church, is a historic meeting house located at 153 W. Main Street in Bedford, Virginia. It was built in 1838, and is a brick building measuring 38 feet by 58 feet and in the Greek Revival style. It features a shallow, pedimented gable roof topped by a square belfry with a stubby, tapered spire. It was built as Bedford's first Methodist Church and houses the headquarters of the Bedford Historical Society.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
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External links
- Bedford Historical Society website
- Bedford Meeting House, 153 West Main Street, Bedford, Bedford City, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
File:Bedford Historic Meetinghouse 2.jpg
Sign in front of the Meetinghouse
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Categories:
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- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival churches in Virginia
- Episcopal churches in Virginia
- Methodist churches in Virginia
- Churches completed in 1838
- National Register of Historic Places in Bedford, Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- 19th-century Episcopal churches
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
