Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery
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| Location | Church and Central Sts., Murphy, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°5′6″N 84°2′1″W / 35.08500°N 84.03361°WCoordinates: 35°5′6″N 84°2′1″W / 35.08500°N 84.03361°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Cooper,James Warner |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001979[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 05, 1984 |
Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery is a historic Methodist chapel and cemetery at Church and Central Streets in Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina.[2] The chapel was built by Joshua Harshaw, who was a prominent slaveholder.[3] The chapel was built about 1869, and is a vernacular Greek Revival style brick church. The surrounding Murphy Methodist Cemetery contains graves dated as early as about 1840.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM17NE
- ↑ http://highlandscam.blogspot.com/2008/08/harshaw-chapel.html
- ↑ Michael Ann Williams (July 1983). "Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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