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Wesleyan Grove
Two ornate cottages on the campground site.Location: Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 05000458 Significant dates Added to NRHP: April 5, 2005[1] Designated NHLD: April 5, 2005[2] Martha's Vineyard Campground
Location: Roughly bounded by Cottage Park, Quequechan, Clinton, Dukes, County, Siloam, Lake, and Central Aves., Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Coordinates: 41°27′19″N 70°33′41″W / 41.45528°N 70.56139°WCoordinates: 41°27′19″N 70°33′41″W / 41.45528°N 70.56139°W Built: 1835 Architect: Multiple Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 78000439 Added to NRHP: December 14, 1978[1] Wesleyan Grove is a 34-acre (140,000 m2) National Historic Landmark District in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is also known as the Martha's Vineyard Campmeeting Association (MVCMA) or the Campgrounds (see here), which was first listed on the National Register in 1978.
History
Just after the American Civil War, the area developed as a large Methodist summer campground with open air Christian revivals. This meeting style became popular around the United States at the time, and many other similar camps were founded using similar models, such as Ocean Park, Maine and Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Colorful, ornate, gingerbread cottages were built in an oak grove around a central church tabernacle. The grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places and was further declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Wesleyan Grove". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1897143402&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
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