Lexington Presbyterian Church

Lexington Presbyterian Church
Location Main and Nelson Sts., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′2″N 79°26′35″W / 37.78389°N 79.44306°WCoordinates: 37°47′2″N 79°26′35″W / 37.78389°N 79.44306°W
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1843-1845, 1859, 1899, 1906
Architect Walter, Thomas Ustick
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79003282[1]
VLR # 117-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 24, 1979
Designated VLR May 16, 1978[2]

Lexington Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Main and Nelson Streets in Lexington, Virginia. It was designed by noted architect Thomas U. Walter in 1843, and completed in 1845. A rear addition was built in 1859; stucco added in the 1880s; the building was renovated and enlarged in 1899; and the Sunday School wing was added in 1906. It is a monumental "T"-shaped, temple form stuccoed brick building in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a Greek Doric pedimented peristyle portico consisting of six wooden columns and a full entablature. The building is topped by a tower with louvered belfry and spire.[3]

Starting in 1851, Stonewall Jackson was a member of the church and taught Sunday school. In 1863 he was buried in the church's cemetery which is now named for him.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Lexington Historic District.

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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lexington Presbyterian Church". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "Lexington Presbyterian - History". Lexington Presbyterian Church. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

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