Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location 2698 Homestead Rd., Hillsville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′46″N 80°43′05″W / 36.86278°N 80.71806°WCoordinates: 36°51′46″N 80°43′05″W / 36.86278°N 80.71806°W
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1948
Architect Childress, Rev. Robert; Slate, Richard
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Reverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS
NRHP Reference # 07000228[1]
VLR # 017-5015
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 30, 2007
Designated VLR December 6, 2006[2]

Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Hillsville, Floyd County, Virginia. It was one of the 5 "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress It was built in 1948, and is a rock-faced frame building. The main block is front-gabled with nave plan and Gothic-style tower at the front, through which the edifice is entered. The tower has corner parapets with crenellations of jagged, light-colored stone fragments between each corner. Attached to the main block is a 1 ½-story, front-gabled addition. The contributing cemetery is enclosed by fieldstone pillars connected by chains.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Randle Brim, John Kern, and Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". and Accompanying photo