Methodist Tabernacle
- On the Register
- since May 21, 1975
- Significant for
- Architecture, Religion
- Importance
- Statewide
- Type
- Building
- Where
- SE of Mathews on VA 611 at jct. with VA 644, Mathews, VA
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About
Methodist Tabernacle is a historic Methodist tabernacle located near Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a large, open pavilion with a hipped roof surmounted by a hipped clerestory monitor with wooden shutters. The building has 21 rows of wooden benches on the dirt floor arranged along three aisles. The building is a rare example in Virginia of an early 20th century revival meeting facility.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41681889 · Wikidata.