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Old Zion Baptist Church, U.S. Route 29, North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia

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Old Zion Baptist Church, U.S. Route 29, North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia

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Summary

Significance: The Zion Baptist Church has served the black community of North Garden for over one hundred years. The combination of its sophisticated decagonal shape and the simple vernacular wooden structure make it the only building of its kind in Albemarle County. There are plans to destroy this unique building in the near future.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-232
Survey number: HABS VA-995
Building/structure dates: 1871 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 19t1 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

North Garden37.94070, -78.63668
Google Map of 37.9406963, -78.6366826
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