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

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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1933 - 1970

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