Averett School and Wharton Memorial Baptist Church & Cemetery

 church, cemetery, Baptist church, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Gothic revival (architecture), historic district

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Historic church, school and cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

- Built: c. 1910 (school); 1940 (church); cemetery established 1894
- Architectural style: Late Gothic Revival
- Areas of significance: African American Ethnic Heritage; Education; Social History
- Area: 3.48 acres
- Date added to NRHP: 4/13/2021

This church and school formed the nucleus of a successful Reconstruction-era African American crossroads settlement. The current church is the third to stand on this site, with the original building dating back to 1882. The school building functioned as the settlement's primary school until 1940, after which it became a community gathering space. Finally, the cemetery (located on the south side of Route 49) contains the known graves of about 240 of the community's citizens, with possibly more unmarked graves existing.

NRHP #100006387