Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish
Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish is a historic Episcopal church located near Shanghai, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was built between about 1724 and 1729, and is a one-story, rectangular, brick structure, measuring 33 feet, 9 inches, long by 64 feet. The church is topped by a steeply pitched gable roof with a box cornice and cornice returns. The church was restored after a fire gutted the interior in the 1840s. The church has been used by Baptists and later Methodists since the early-19th century.[3]
Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish | |
 Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish, July 2011 | |
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| Location | SE of Shanghai on VA 14, near Shanghai, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°36′10″N 76°46′14″W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1724-1729 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002030[1] |
| VLR No. | 049-0050 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | October 17, 1972[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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