Chubb Methodist Episcopal Church
Also known as: Chubb Chapel United Methodist Church
Why it's listed
Chubb Methodist Episcopal Church, now Chubb Chapel United Methodist Church, is a small wooden country church built in 1870 in the rural community of Chubbtown, near Cave Spring in Floyd County, Georgia. Its walls are vertical heart pine planks covered in board-and-batten siding, set on a field-stone foundation under a gable roof. Inside, the original heart pine pews and one of three hanging brass kerosene lamps survive. The church was built in and by a free-black community founded by the Chubb family, who arrived in Floyd County in the early 1860s, bought land and developed a self-sufficient settlement with mills, a store, a blacksmith shop and a post office. A flood in the 1940s destroyed many of the family's businesses. The church is the only intact historic structure left from that community. It was listed for its vernacular Gothic Revival design and for its link to black history in Georgia. It remains in use as a church.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a fine example of a vernacular, rural Gothic Revival Methodist church built just after the Civil War. It is also the only intact historic structure left from Chubbtown, a settlement founded by the free-black Chubb family, one of Georgia's few free-black settlements.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 90000728, listed May 4, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Chubbtown Rd., Cave Spring |
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| County | Floyd County |
| Listed | May 4, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000728 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1870-1940 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Black, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a church, now called Chubb Chapel United Methodist Church; a 1960s concrete-block addition and a 1986 aluminum fellowship hall have been added. |
| Acreage | 2.1 |
| Coordinates | 34.08676, -85.28309 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Religious properties are listed for their architectural or historical significance, not their religious use. Listing is honorary and does not restrict the congregation's use of the building. The federal rehabilitation credit is generally unavailable unless part of the building is income-producing; some state programmes and preservation grants do cover religious buildings. Federal funding or permits trigger Section 106 review.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90000728.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134304319
- This listing as JSON
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