Wickliffe Church

Wickliffe Church
Wickliffe Church, April 2013
Location VA 608, E side, .5 mi. S of VA-WV line, Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates 39°9′57″N 77°53′31″W / 39.16583°N 77.89194°WCoordinates: 39°9′57″N 77°53′31″W / 39.16583°N 77.89194°W
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1846
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 95000241[1]
VLR # 021-0089
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 17, 1995
Designated VLR January 15, 1995[2]

Wickliffe Church is a historic Episcopal church building located at Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built in 1846, and is a two-story, brick church in the Greek Revival style. It features a distyle-in-antis portico in addition to stepped gable ends and an open belfry. Also on the property is a contributing cemetery with the remains of members of the Williams family, donors of the land on which the church was built. The church was named Wickliffe after John Wycliffe, who first translated the Bible into English. The church has not been in active use since 1918, except for an annual homecoming service held in August and occasional special events.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It is located in the Cool Spring Battlefield 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 5 June 2013.
  3. Elizabeth W. Reane (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wickliffe Church". Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo