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Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South

Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Main Street United Methodist Church, Danville 1.jpg
Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South is located in Virginia
Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South is located in the US
Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Location 767 Main St., Danville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°35′05″N 79°23′47″W / 36.5848°N 79.3964°W / 36.5848; -79.3964Coordinates: 36°35′05″N 79°23′47″W / 36.5848°N 79.3964°W / 36.5848; -79.3964
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1865 (1865)-1873, 1890-1891, 1923
Architect Heard,J. Bryant; Et al.
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 90001822
VLR # 108-0063
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 6, 1990
Designated VLR October 16, 1990

Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as the Main Street United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Danville, Virginia. It was built between 1865 and 1873, and is a scored stucco over brick, Romanesque Revival style porch. It features an elaborate 87 feet tall, corner bell tower that dates from an 1890-1891 church enlargement and remodeling. A complimentary flanking educational building was added in 1923. It is known locally as the "Mother Church of Methodism in Dansville."

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.




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