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New Prospect Church

Coordinates: 37°25′35″N 79°32′44″W / 37.42639°N 79.54556°W / 37.42639; -79.54556
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New Prospect Church
New Prospect Church is located in Virginia
New Prospect Church
New Prospect Church is located in the United States
New Prospect Church
Location4445 Sheep Creek Rd., near Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates37°25′35″N 79°32′44″W / 37.42639°N 79.54556°W / 37.42639; -79.54556
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1880
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.00000312[1]
VLR No.009-5211
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2000
Designated VLRJune 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, United States. 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ June Laughlin (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Prospect Church" (PDF). and Accompanying photo