Mt. Vernon Methodist Church

Mt. Vernon Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Maces Spring, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1895 and is a one-story, rectangular frame structure with gable roof and simple wooden steeple. The church is most notable for its association with the Carter Family, a traditional American Country music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Behind the church is the cemetery containing the graves of Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Delaney Carter (1891–1960) and his wife Sara Dougherty Carter (1898–1979).[3]

Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church is located in Virginia
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church is located in the United States
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
LocationRt. 614, Maces Spring, Virginia
Coordinates36°40′35″N 82°23′15″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural styleScott's County Vernacular
MPSCarter Family TR
NRHP reference No.85001413[1]
VLR No.084-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1985
Designated VLRApril 16, 1985[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Vernon Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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