Christ Church (Saluda, Virginia)

Christ Church

Christ Church, HABS Photo
Location Off VA 638, north of the junction with VA 33, Saluda, Virginia
Coordinates 37°36′34″N 76°32′48″W / 37.60944°N 76.54667°W / 37.60944; -76.54667Coordinates: 37°36′34″N 76°32′48″W / 37.60944°N 76.54667°W / 37.60944; -76.54667
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1712 (1712)-1714
NRHP Reference # 72001408[1]
VLR # 059-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 3, 1972
Designated VLR March 21, 1972[2]

Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Saluda, Middlesex County, Virginia. It was constructed in 1712-1714, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a gable roof. It measures 60 feet by 33 feet, 6 inches. The church was restored in 1843, and a gable-roofed vestibule added.[3] Burials in the churchyard include Congressman Andrew Jackson Montague[4] and Chesty Puller.[5]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ Andrew Jackson Montague at Find a Grave
  5. ↑ Chesty Puller at Find a Grave


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