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NPS Form 10-900 OMS No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) United the Interior This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. historic name Tabernacle Methodist Protestant Church and Cemetery other names/site number Tabernacle United Methodist Church street & number 5601 Liberty Road NJ]Mot for publication city or town _..::;:G..=r..::;:e..::;:ec.;;..:n:..=s-=bc...:::o-=rc..:::o'---_________________________N U vicinity state North Carolina code ~ county """G-""u"""'j....... l ..... f--"'o'-"or--""d"-- _____ code -1l8l zip code ?7406 As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this1Q[ nomination o request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ~ meets 0 does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant o nation?lly 0 statewide fXI I cally. (0 See continuation sheet for additional comments.) /" II \ ~ ~l ! I!I ), 1\ \ '-. • /' C 'I 2 (l ,...,- : ( ~. 1\.1\ "".-::>1\ - ., - ~ Signature o'f certifying official itle State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property 0 meets 0 does not meet the National Register criteria. (0 See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying offidallTitle Date State or Federal agency and bureau I hereby certify that the property is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action _ entered in the National Register. o See continuation sheet. C determined eligible for the National Register See continuation sheet. _ determined not eligible for the National Register. _ removed from the National Register. _ other, (explain:) ______ Tabernacle Methodist Protestant Church Guilford, NC Name of Property County and State Number of (Check as many boxes as apply) count.) IXI private o building(s) Contributing Noncontributing o public-local KI district 1 0 buildings o public-State CJ site o public-Federal o structure 1 0 sites o object 0 0 structures 0 0 objects 2 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register N/A o Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION/re] j gj 011S faci J i ty RELIGION/religiolls facility FUNERARY/cemetery EITNER ARY I c eme t e ry Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Gothic Revival foundation --'-bLl.r......lj-L.c~k'--_____________ walls weatherboard roof asphal t other granite Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) see continuation sheets Tabernacle Methodist Protestant Church Guilford. NC Name of Property County and State HelQlster Criteria 'Areas of Significance "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) National Register listing,) RELIGION fXl A Property is associated with events that have made ARCHITECTURE a significant contribution to the broad patterns of other: Funerary Art our history. o B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. 'x - C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1822-1945 o D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply,) Property is: ?c- A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person o B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A DCa birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation '0 D a cemetery. N/A o E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. o F a commemorative property. o G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. unknown Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Bibilography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets,) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: o preliminary determination of individual listing (36 KI State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested o Other State agency o previously listed in the National Register o Federal agency o previously determined eligible by the National [j Local government Register [j University o designated a National Historic Landmark o Other o recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #'-------- o recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _________ TD~erDac]e Methodist Protestant Church Guilford, NC Name of Property County and State UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 3 W I I I I I I Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2W Il.....-.l--IL--1--L--L--J1 I I I 4 W I I I I I o See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) name/title Kaye Graybeal organization ________________________ date 12/21/94 street & number 5618 Tower Road telephone 910-292-5177 city or town Greensboro stateN".l.~C _____ zip code .....2........ 7=4 .......1O:.L- ___ Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) name Mr. Bill Archer street & number P.O. Box 236 telephone 910-674-3000 city or town Pleasant Garden state ~N~C~ ____ zip code ....2.1-7 -'..3 ..r....l3""-- ___ Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. Tabernacle Methodist Protestant Church Guilford County, N.C. SECTION 7: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The Site The 1891 Tabernacle Methodist Protestant church building is located about ten miles south of the city of Greensboro on Liberty Road, formerly High\vay 421. Situated on a knoll facing west to\vards the road, the frame sanctuary is surrounded in three directions by undulating open field and scattered houses; to the rear (east) is a wooded area \vithin which lies a stream and pond. The grounds are grassed with the exception of a white concrete sidewalk which surrounds the church and one and a half acres in front (\vest) of the church \vhich is graveled for parking. The parking area is shaded by five large white oaks and four maples. To the immediate north\vest of the 1891 church building is a brick Minimal Traditional-style sanctuary building completed in late 1994. It is flanked by two one-story brick wings earlier completed in 1968 and in 1975. A paved state road, Methodist Road (SR 3551), runs north and south\vesterly about fifty feet from the front of this new sanctuary and serves primarily as a driveway from Liberty Road to the church's parking area. Across the road to the northwest of the church buildings is a brick, 1957 ranch-style parsonage. To the south of the complex of church buildings is the largest portion of the cemetery, which is thought to contain mid-eighteenth century burials; however, the earliest descernible grave marker dates from 1822. The cemetery wraps around the east side (rear) of the 1891 church building. Of the entire present 16.54 acre parcel, the 1891 church building and the cemetery occupy approximately six acres (Guilford County Tax Map ACL-4-225-359-13). At the completion of the frame church building in 1891, two other nineteenth-century buildings existed on the property_ These were the Tabernacle School, also known as Tabernacle Academy, and a frame parsonage. The Tabernacle School was erected during the 1870s on the northern-most comer of the parcel. Folk Victorian in form, the building \vas side-gabled \vith an off-'center engaged front gable and two Colonial Revival pedimented front entries.