Aquia Church

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Aquia Church
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Aquia Church
Aquia Church
Nearest city: Garrisonville, Virginia
Area: 8.5 acres[1]
Built/Founded: 1751
Architect: Mourning Richards; William Copein
Architectural style(s): Georgian
Designated as NHL: July 05, 1991[2]
Added to NRHP: November 12, 1969[3]
NRHP Reference#: 69000282
Governing body: Private

Aquia Church is a church in Stafford, Virginia. It was built in 1757 and incorporates a "Greek Cross plan".[1] It was built on the site of an earlier church of the Overwharton Parish, formed before 1680 by the division of Potomac Parish.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.[2][1]

It is located at the intersection of US 1 and VA 610 in Stafford.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Sarah S. Driggs, John S. Salmon, Calder C. Loth, and Carolyn Pitts (August 27, 1990), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Aquia ChurchPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 8 photos, exterior and interior, from 1990PDF (32 KB)
  2. ^ a b Aquia Church. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  3. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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