California Creek Missionary Baptist Church

California Creek Missionary Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located near Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built in 1917, and moved to its present location in 1937. It is a Gothic Revival style white frame church with Colonial Revival style decorative elements. It has a cruciform plan and paired principal entrances in corner towers on the front facade. A two-story, brick Sunday School annex was built in 1954. The church was sold to private owners in the late-1970s.[2]

California Creek Missionary Baptist Church
California Creek Missionary Baptist Church is located in North Carolina
California Creek Missionary Baptist Church
California Creek Missionary Baptist Church is located in the United States
California Creek Missionary Baptist Church
LocationUS 23, near Mars Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates35°52′25″N 82°30′50″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
ArchitectCorn, George
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Gothic
NRHP reference No.84002342[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John Flowers and Doug Swaim (April 1984). "California Creek Missionary Baptist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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