{"nrhp_refnum":"99000868","name":"Yopps Meeting House","other_names":["Yopps Primitive Baptist Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 172, jct. with Sneads Ferry Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sneads Ferry","county":"Onslow County","state":"NC","lat":34.558535463000055,"lon":-77.40401800499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-07-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion","Social History","Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame Primitive Baptist meeting house built about 1890 near the New River at Sneads Ferry, Onslow County, North Carolina, with two adjoining cemeteries for white and black members.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a characteristic remnant of the Primitive Baptist denomination in the region, with a plain design that reflects the congregation's rejection of ornament. It is also valued for rare carved wooden head- and footboards in its graveyards, a form of funerary art. Its history includes a shared worship agreement among several denominations and the later dominance of the Primitive Baptists.","narrative":"Yopps Meeting House is a simple white-painted frame church built about 1890 near the south bank of the New River at Sneads Ferry in Onslow County. It rests on round lightwood posts, has a steep gable front with two entrances, and holds a plain interior of beaded boards laid in a chevron pattern, rustic slat-back benches and a semi-octagonal pulpit. The site was deeded in 1813 for a meeting house shared by Methodists, Presbyterians, Missionary Baptists and Primitive Baptists. The Primitive Baptists gradually became its main users and organized a church there in 1835. After the Missionary Baptists built elsewhere, the present building replaced the older one. Cemeteries for white and black members hold about 150 burials, including rare carved heart pine headboards and footboards. The property was recognized for its role in local religious and social history, for its restrained architecture typical of Primitive Baptist meeting houses, and for its funerary art. A preservation group has owned it since 1997.","period_of_significance":"1842-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Simplified Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in very good condition with most of its original integrity; a new metal roof was installed after Hurricane Fran in 1996. Used as a community center and by a Scout troop, and owned since 1997 by a preservation group.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.710922-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/7183/47718301/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/99000868.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000868/ebff291f60-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000868/ebff291f60-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jdcollins13","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yopps_Meeting_House_13.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jdcollins13</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:Yopps_Meeting_House_13.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718301","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yopps_Meeting_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8055246"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/onslow-county/yopps-meeting-house-99000868/"}