Providence Presbyterian Church

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Providence Presbyterian Church
Providence Presbyterian Church, July 2011
Location NW of Gum Spring off U.S. 250, near Gum Spring, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′6″N 77°54′19″W / 37.78500°N 77.90528°W / 37.78500; -77.90528Coordinates: 37°47′6″N 77°54′19″W / 37.78500°N 77.90528°W / 37.78500; -77.90528
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built 1747
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 73002034[1]
VLR # 054-0061
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 13, 1973
Designated VLR January 16, 1973[2]

Providence Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Gum Spring, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built in 1747, and is a two-story, three bay, wood frame building measuring 50 feet, 3 inches, by 26 feet, 4 inches. It i s one of the few frame churches in Virginia remaining from colonial times and was one of the first Presbyterian churches to be built in the central part of the state. Samuel Davies served as its first minister until 1759, when he assumed the presidency of Princeton University. A distinguished son of the church was Robert Lewis Dabney, noted mid-19th century Presbyterian minister and church architect.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013. 
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Providence Presbyterian Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.  and Accompanying photo


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