Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | |
 Bluemont Presbyterian Church, October 2009 | |
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| Location | Blue Ridge Pkwy, Mile Post No. 192, near Fancy Gap, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°39′27″N 80°34′22″W / 36.65750°N 80.57278°WCoordinates: 36°39′27″N 80°34′22″W / 36.65750°N 80.57278°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | org. 1920 1945, 1946 |
| Architect | Childress, Rev. Robert; Slate, Richard |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Reverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000219[1] |
| VLR No. | 070-5044 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | December 6, 2006[2] |
Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Fancy Gap, Patrick County, Virginia. It is one of the "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress. It was built between 1919 and 1950, and is a small frame church building faced in natural quartz and quartzite stone. It features a Gothic styled hexagonal bell tower. The rock facing was added to the frame building in 1946.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
See also[]
- Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
- Mayberry Presbyterian Church
- Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
- Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Randle Brim; John Kern & Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
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