{"nrhp_refnum":"93000506","name":"Emmaus Baptist Church","other_names":["VDHR File No. 63-11"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 106 W side, 0.4 mi. S of I-64","address_restricted":false,"city":"Providence Forge","county":"New Kent County","state":"VA","lat":37.49912082700007,"lon":-77.09225968499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Greek Revival church with an associated cemetery on State Route 106, south of Interstate 64 near Providence Forge in rural New Kent County, Virginia. Construction began in 1849 and the building was dedicated in 1852.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is locally significant for architecture as a typical example of the brick Greek Revival churches built by Protestant congregations in Virginia before the Civil War. It replaced a smaller frame building after membership grew during the Second Great Awakening. The building has changed little and retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Emmaus Baptist Church is a brick Greek Revival house of worship on 1.16 acres along State Route 106 in New Kent County, Virginia. Built between 1849 and 1852, it measures 38 by 50 feet and follows a simple nave plan with a gable roof, a pedimented east front with two entrance doors, and tall nine-over-nine windows along the sides. Inside, double aisles lead to a raised dais, and the original wooden pews survive. A cemetery to the west and north holds 195 tombstones dated 1855 to 1989. The congregation, formed in 1776 in Charles City County, moved to New Kent in 1817 and replaced its frame meetinghouse as membership grew during the Second Great Awakening. Three generations of the Clopton family shaped its early leadership, including Samuel Clopton, the first Southern Baptist Convention missionary to China. The church is listed for its architecture as a typical, well-preserved example of a pre-Civil War Virginia church, in continuous use since dedication.","period_of_significance":"1852","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In continuous use as a church since its 1852 dedication; a cemetery is maintained by the church.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.723894-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/6820/41682044/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/93000506.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000506/5e3e15f824-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000506/5e3e15f824-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jjmusgrove","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emmaus_Baptist.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jjmusgrove</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:Emmaus_Baptist.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682044","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmaus_Baptist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712288"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/new-kent-county/emmaus-baptist-church-93000506/"}