Robersonville in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

1. Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Located in the center of Robersonville, this Primitive Baptist Church was a more "worldly" design of Colonial Revival with no separate entrance for each gender. The steeple was also a unique feature. In 1992, A. Everette James, Jr., grandson of longtime member, Kate Everette James, acquired and restored the church, calling it St. James Place Museum to serve as “a Museum for the expression of Southern culture”.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 35° 49.493′ N, 77° 15.461′ W. Marker is in Robersonville, North Carolina, in Martin County. It is at the intersection of North Outterbridge Road and West Academy Street (Alternate U.S. 64), on the right when traveling south on North Outterbridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 W Academy St, Robersonville NC 27871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Christian Church of Robersonville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flat Swamp Church (approx. 2 miles away); W. C. Chance High School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Everetts Christian Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Everetts Christian Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Spring Green Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Spring Green Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Gourd Patch Conspiracy (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robersonville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

2. Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 14, 2024

3. Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.