Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

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]

Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Bluemont Presbyterian Church, October 2009
Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in Virginia
Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
LocationBlue Ridge Pkwy, Mile Post No. 192, near Fancy Gap, Virginia
Coordinates36°39′27″N 80°34′22″W
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Builtorg. 1920 1945, 1946
ArchitectChildress, Rev. Robert; Slate, Richard
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSReverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS
NRHP reference No.07000219[1]
VLR No.070-5044
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. 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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