Mills River Chapel

Mills River Chapel
Mills River Chapel is located in North Carolina
Mills River Chapel
Mills River Chapel is located in the United States
Mills River Chapel
LocationSR 1328, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of junction with NC 280, near Mills River, North Carolina
Coordinates35°23′4″N 82°34′39″W / 35.38444°N 82.57750°W / 35.38444; -82.57750
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1860-1861
ArchitectBarnett, Americas
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.88002660[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 02, 1988

Mills River Chapel, also known as Mills River United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist chapel located near Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1860–1861, and is a one-story, rectangular, vernacular Greek Revival-style church. It features a front portico with four, square, recessed panel wooden columns. Adjacent to the church is the contributing church cemetery, with gravestones dating from as early as 1824.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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. ^ Mary Jean Hooper (June 1988). "Mills River Chapel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.