Johnsville Meetinghouse, also known as Johnsville Old German Baptist Meetinghouse, is a historic

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located near

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. It was built in 1874, and is a simple, one story, one room building with five bays and a partial basement. It has a metal gable roof and features hand-planed clapboard siding and handmade window frames and glass. an
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in 1998.

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Johnsville Meetinghouse, 8860 Johnsville Church Road, Catawba, Roanoke, VA
at the

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