Second Presbyterian Church (Richmond, Virginia)

Second Presbyterian Church
Location 5 N. 5th St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′25″N 77°26′23″W / 37.54028°N 77.43972°W / 37.54028; -77.43972Coordinates: 37°32′25″N 77°26′23″W / 37.54028°N 77.43972°W / 37.54028; -77.43972
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1848 (1848)
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 72001525[1]
VLR # 127-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 29, 1972
Designated VLR November 16, 1971[2]

Second Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 5 N. 5th Street in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Minard Lafever and was built in 1848. It is a brick veneer Gothic Revival style church with lancet windows and a square pinnacled tower with an arched entrance at the front of the church.[3]

It 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 19 March 2013.
  3. H. Peter Pudner and Elizabeth Cheek (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Second Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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