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Emmanuel Episcopal Church
( Emmanuel Church ) |
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Entrance to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1995
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| Location: | Port Conway, Virginia |
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| Nearest city: | Port Royal, Virginia |
| Built: | 1860 |
| Architect: | Niernsee & Neilson |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86003593 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 7, 1987 |
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an historic church located on the west side of U.S. Route 301, just north of the Rappahannock River in Port Conway, Virginia, in the United States. Emmanuel Church and its historic graveyard are located in front of Belle Grove. In 1751, future President James Madison was born at Belle Grove, the childhood home of his mother, Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway. On January 7, 1987, Emmanuel Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Emmanuel Church is still in use and is one of three churches that form the Hanover-with-Brunswick Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. The rector of the parish is the Rev. Diane Carroll.[2] Services are held twice a month at Emmanuel.[3]
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