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Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church

Coordinates: 37°14′54″N 79°37′34″W / 37.24833°N 79.62611°W / 37.24833; -79.62611
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Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Church in 2012
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church is located in Virginia
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church is located in the United States
Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Location5982 Joppa Mill Rd., Moneta, Virginia
Coordinates37°14′54″N 79°37′34″W / 37.24833°N 79.62611°W / 37.24833; -79.62611
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Builtc. 1896, c. 1920
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.07000392[1]
VLR No.009-0135
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 04, 2007
Designated VLRMarch 7, 2007[2]

Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, also known as Olive Branch Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Moneta, Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The original section was built about 1896, and expanded about 1920. It is a one-story, T-shaped wood-frame building clad in weatherboard siding. It features an original bell tower and Gothic Revival style lancet windows. Adjacent to the church is a contributing cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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. ^ Michael J. Pulice and John R. Kern (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos