{"nrhp_refnum":"89001894","name":"Trinity United Methodist Church","other_names":["60-383"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 723, 0.1 mi. S of VA 603","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ellett","county":"Montgomery County","state":"VA","lat":37.18875268200003,"lon":-80.36873210799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-11-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick, four-bay nave-plan Methodist church with a two-stage corner tower in the village of Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, built between 1908 and 1910 and dedicated in 1913. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a good example of a regionally popular nave-plan church form, with unusual decorative features including a fine interior and an ornamental corner tower containing a vestibule. No other rural church in the area has a similar tower or comparable decoration, since most are simple frame nave-plan buildings. It has been well preserved, and the 1961 Sunday school wing respects the original form.","narrative":"Trinity United Methodist Church is a small brick church in the village of Ellett, in the North Fork valley of the Roanoke River. Built between 1908 and 1910 and dedicated in 1913, it follows a four-bay nave plan and has a two-stage corner tower with a vestibule and an open belfry under a conical cap. The congregation dates to 1856, and the present building reused bricks from an earlier brick church that was torn down because repairs were judged too costly. Its windows came from an old church at Fort Lewis. Inside, the church keeps a pressed metal ceiling, beaded wainscot, stained glass and a cast-iron chandelier made to hold twelve kerosene lamps. The nomination points out that other rural churches in the area are mostly plain frame buildings, so this one stands out for its tower and interior. A 1961 Sunday school wing and a relocated entrance did not harm its character. It was listed for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1908-1910","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Other: nave plan","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in religious use; a Sunday school wing was added in 1961 and the original entrance was closed and replaced by a new one on the north side of the tower.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.523748-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/92/6787/41678792/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/89001894.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001894/420fd67912-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001894/420fd67912-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Skye Marthaler","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_United_Methodist_Church_-_Front_View.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Skye Marthaler</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:Trinity_United_Methodist_Church_-_Front_View.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678792","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_United_Methodist_Church_(Ellett,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713386"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/montgomery-county/trinity-united-methodist-church-89001894/"}