Centenary Methodist Church (Rowland, North Carolina)

Centenary Methodist Church, also known as Centenary Memorial United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at 2585 NC 130 E near Rowland, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1885, and enlarged and modified in the Classical Revival style in 1903. It is a one-story, gable front frame building with a rectangular steeple and vestibule. A gable-front portico with cornice returns, supported by two slender wood columns, was added to the church in 1982. Adjacent to the church is the contributing cemetery with approximately 160 marked graves.[2]

Centenary Methodist Church
Photograph of a rural church
Centenary Methodist Church in 2013
Centenary Methodist Church (Rowland, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Centenary Methodist Church (Rowland, North Carolina)
Centenary Methodist Church (Rowland, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Centenary Methodist Church (Rowland, North Carolina)
Location2585 NC 130 E, jct. with NC 2462, near Rowland, North Carolina
Coordinates34°29′33″N 79°15′6″W / 34.49250°N 79.25167°W / 34.49250; -79.25167
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1885 (1885), 1903
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.07000294[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 2007

It was added to 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. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Beth Keane (November 2006). "Centenary Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.