Christiansburg Presbyterian Church

Christiansburg Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 107 W. Main Street in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The church was organized in 1827.[3][4] The building was erected in 1853 and is a four bay long, brick church building with a low hipped roof. It features a three-stage tower consisting of a low, plain base, a square belfry with coupled Doric order corner pilasters, and a blind lantern stage. The whole is capped by an octagonal spire. Also on the property is the contributing former Rectory, now known as the Kinnard Smith Building and used as a parish house.[5]

Christiansburg Presbyterian Church
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church, July 2013
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church is located in Virginia
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church
Location107 W. Main St., Christiansburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°7′42″N 80°24′41″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1853 (1853)
Built byDeyerle, David
ArchitectCrush, James E.
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78003031[1]
VLR No.154-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978
Designated VLRJune 21, 1977[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Christiansburg Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Place - Christiansburg Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources.
  3. "Christiansburg Presbyterian Church Website". Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  4. Pulice, Michael (2012). Nineteenth-Century Brick Architecture in the Roanoke Valley and Beyond: Discovering the True Legacies of the Deyerle Builders.
  5. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christiansburg Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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