St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Hanover, Virginia)

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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Location8050 Saint Pauls Church Road, Hanover Courthouse, Virginia
Coordinates 37°46′04″N77°22′15″W / 37.76778°N 77.37083°W / 37.76778; -77.37083 Coordinates: 37°46′04″N77°22′15″W / 37.76778°N 77.37083°W / 37.76778; -77.37083
Area8.7 acres (3.5 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 94000460 [1]
VLR No.042-0087
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1994
Designated VLRMarch 10, 1994 [2]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Hanover Courthouse, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1895, and is a one-story, frame building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It has a brick foundation and weatherboard siding with symmetrically placed lancet windows. The front facade features a protruding bell tower in the center with two flanking lancet windows. The church is connected at the northeast corner to an addition used for offices and classrooms, that was built in the 1930s. Another addition was built in the 1960s. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Matthew T. Roche (December 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo