Greenway Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: DHR File # 021-0963-0132; DHR File # 021-0657
Why it's listed
Ebenezer Baptist Church sits on the west side of Route 340 on the edge of White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, with a cemetery of about 200 marked graves surrounding it on three sides. A datestone gives 1918 for the current building, a one-story, gable-end frame structure on a rubble stone foundation. It replaced an 1897 church that burned. Pointed-arch window tracery and a diamond-shaped attic window give it a vernacular Gothic Revival look, and the interior retains its original floors, wainscot and pews. A mid-20th-century concrete block wing holds a kitchen and meeting room. The congregation received land for a burial ground in an 1884 deed, and several prominent local African-American families are buried there. The property was left out of the Greenway Historic District in 1993 because it was isolated across the highway. Later research on the church and its cemetery, and its similarity to other African-American churches in the district, led to its addition in 2007. The congregation still uses it.
Significance in brief: The church is a vernacular Gothic Revival building built for an African-American congregation, and it resembles other African-American churches already within the Greenway Historic District. Later research showed that the church and cemetery were historically significant enough to justify extending the district boundary across Route 340. The property falls within the district's period of significance and adds to its record of African-American community life.
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 07001135, listed October 30, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 14374 Lord Fairfax Hwy., White Post |
|---|---|
| County | Clarke County |
| Listed | October 30, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07001135 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1760-1943 (same as original district) |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Gothic Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a church by an African-American congregation, with an active cemetery. |
| Acreage | 1.5 |
| Within district | Greenway Historic District |
| Coordinates | 39.06102, -78.10133 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 07001135.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712400
- This listing as JSON
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