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Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Beulah Methodist Church and Cemetery
Street Address:
820 Beulah Church Rd
Site Number:
1568
Control Number:
U/55/1568
Tax Number:
314-00-23
Date Surveyed:
November 12 2001
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1907
Alteration Date:
1990s
Historic Use:
Religion
Current Use:
Religion
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Synthetic Siding
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers with Fill
Roof Shape:
gable, end to front
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Signficant Architectural Features:
Church - double entry on front, cornice returns. 6/6 DHS windows on c.1950 rear addition. Lancet windows (stained glass) with 16/16 DHS windows. 1 exterior end brick chimney. Cemetery - oldest visible grave 1891. No significant architectural features. Measurements approximately 250ft N-S by 200ft E-W. Several unmarked graves in cemetery - may be older than 1890s. This church is probably not the original church at this spot.
Alterations:
Vinyl siding added to church in 1990s. Addition on S elevation dates to c.1950. Church appears to have been renovated in 1990s.
Historical Information:
Congregation dates to 1877 on land donated by John Brannon. Cemetery has a mass grave for 67 of the 77 who died in the Cleveland school fire in 1923. Most bodies burned beyond recognition.
Source of Historical Information:
Mr. Harold Henion- news paper article.
Quadrangle Name:
Camden South