Virginia City Church

Virginia City Church
Location Bull Run Rd., near St. Paul, Virginia
Coordinates 36°55′12″N 82°20′46″W / 36.92000°N 82.34611°W / 36.92000; -82.34611Coordinates: 36°55′12″N 82°20′46″W / 36.92000°N 82.34611°W / 36.92000; -82.34611
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1895 (1895)
NRHP Reference # 05001263[1]
VLR # 097-0192
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 16, 2005
Designated VLR September 14, 2004[2]

Virginia City Church is a historic church located near St. Paul, Wise County, Virginia. It was built about 1895, and is a small, one-room frame vernacular church. It has a front gable roof and is covered with weatherboard. The rectangular building measures 20 feet by 32 feet. It was built by Virginia City coal camp residents on land donated by the Russell Creek Coal Company. The building also served the community as its first schoolhouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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. Michael J. Pulice (May 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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