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Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery

Coordinates: 35°36′55″N 81°20′55″W / 35.61528°N 81.34861°W / 35.61528; -81.34861
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Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery
Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery is located in North Carolina
Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery
Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery is located in the United States
Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery
LocationWest side of SR 2033, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the junction with SR 10, near Blackburn, North Carolina
Coordinates35°36′55″N 81°20′55″W / 35.61528°N 81.34861°W / 35.61528; -81.34861
Area10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850), c. 1890
Architectural styleRustic Shelter
MPSCatawba County MPS
NRHP reference No.90000744[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1990

Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery is a historic arbor and cemetery and national historic district located near Blackburn, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 1 contributing building and 1 contributing site. Wesley's Chapel Arbor was built about 1890, and is a large open Rustic Methodist camp meeting structure, nearly square, with a broad hipped roof. Wesley's Chapel Cemetery was established about 1850.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Barbara Kooiman; Laura A. W. Phillips & Jerry L. Cross (May 1989). "Wesley's Chapel Arbor and Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.