Cokesbury United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 13 Market Street in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, as a one-story, Greek Revival-style temple-front frame church. It was enlarged with a four-story, Gothic Revival entrance / bell tower with spire in 1886 and remodeled in 1892–1894. Surrounding the church on two sides is the church cemetery containing a selection of marble tombstones.[3]

Cokesbury Church
Cokesbury Methodist Church, April 2013
Cokesbury Church is located in Virginia
Cokesbury Church
Cokesbury Church is located in the United States
Cokesbury Church
Location13 Market St., Onancock, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′50″N 75°45′9″W / 37.71389°N 75.75250°W / 37.71389; -75.75250
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1854, 1886, 1892-1894
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic
NRHP reference No.04001265[1]
VLR No.273-0001-0171
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 8, 2004[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Onancock Historic District.

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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Paul Baker Touart (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cokesbury Church" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photos