{"nrhp_refnum":"84002547","name":"Hebron Methodist Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1306","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oakville","county":"Warren County","state":"NC","lat":36.508692093000036,"lon":-78.08364748899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small frame country church on the north side of SR 1306 in rural northern Warren County, near Oakville, North Carolina, built about 1848-1849 and probably by Warrenton builder Jacob Holt, on a 4.25-acre churchyard.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the best preserved of the three antebellum rural churches surviving in Warren County, blending Greek Revival with Italianate details. It is tied to the early spread of Methodism in rural eastern North Carolina and to the planter families of the county's 1845-1860 building boom. It is also attributed to Jacob W. Holt, a regionally known architect-builder, and may be among his earliest documented commissions in the county.","narrative":"Hebron Methodist Church is a small gable-roofed frame church in rural northern Warren County, North Carolina, built about 1848-1849 on a wooded four-and-a-quarter-acre site. Its plain Greek Revival details include molded corner posts, a wide frieze and twelve-over-twelve sash windows. The front was extended in 1886, and a small entrance narthex and rear chancel were added around 1910. Inside, original box pews survive, along with a pulpit rail of pierced sawnwork and a bracketed lectern. These features resemble work attributed to Warrenton builder Jacob W. Holt, and a January 1849 note from Holt mentions subscriptions to the church. The congregation dates to at least 1810. The building is regarded as the best preserved of the county's three surviving antebellum rural churches, and it reflects the wealth of the planter families who financed it during the county's building boom. It remains an active place of worship.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates ca. 1848-49)","architect_builder":"Jacob W. Holt (?)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival with Italianate details","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in good condition, altered by additions; still used for worship, with services held twice a month.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.804988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/7227/47722736/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84002547.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002547/64b28f8907-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002547/64b28f8907-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ben Carro","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hebron_Methodist_Church,_Warren_County,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Carro</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hebron_Methodist_Church,_Warren_County,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722736","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5696058"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/warren-county/hebron-methodist-church-84002547/"}