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Historic church in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Christ Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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LocationOff VA 638, north of the junction with VA 33, Saluda, Virginia
Coordinates37°36′34″N 76°32′48″W / 37.60944°N 76.54667°W / 37.60944; -76.54667
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1720s
Restored1843
NRHP reference No.72001408
VLR No.059-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1972
Designated VLRMarch 21, 1972

Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Saluda, Middlesex County, Virginia. The present building was constructed in the 1720s, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a gable roof. It measures 60 feet by 33 feet, 6 inches.

Although relatively plain, the church's interior was richly furnished in colonial times. After the Anglican church was disestablished in Virginia following the American Revolution, the church building was abandoned, and it fell into ruin. During this period, all interior furnishings, the roof, and the upper part of the walls were lost. The flemish bond walls of the church, however, remained standing.

The parish was revived in 1840, and the church was restored in 1843. A gable-roofed vestibule added, which today bears an inscription bearing the date 1714 (previously thought to be the date of construction and 1843).

Burials in the churchyard include Congressman Andrew Jackson Montague and Chesty Puller.

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

The inscription on the vestibule added in 1843.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "059-0002". DHR. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. "059-0002". DHR. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  5. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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