Buck Mountain Episcopal Church

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Buck Mountain Episcopal Church
Buck Mountain Church
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Photo of exterior of Buck Mountain Episcopal Church
Typechurch
Location4133 Earlysville Rd (VA 743), Earlysville, Virginia (Charlottesville vicinity)
Coordinates 38°09′11″N78°28′49″W / 38.15306°N 78.48028°W / 38.15306; -78.48028
Built1747
Restored1860
Architectural style(s) Greek Revival
Governing body Diocese of Virginia
DesignatedAugust 15, 1972 [1]
Reference no.002-0145
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Location of Buck Mountain Episcopal Church in Virginia
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Buck Mountain Episcopal Church (the United States)

Buck Mountain Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located on VA 743, northwest of the junction with VA 633 in Earlysville, Virginia. It is a rare surviving example of the simple wooden Anglican parish churches scattered through Virginia in the colonial period, and it is considered one of the finest surviving examples of rural Virginia Greek Revival churches. [2] One of three churches erected to serve Frederick Parish, the original building was completed between 1747 and 1750. [3] The church was moved to its present site (approximately one mile from its original location) in 1860. Buck Mountain is now a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

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References

  1. "Virginia Landmarks Register" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  2. "Buck Mountain Episcopal Church, State Route 743, Earlysville, Albemarle County, VA". Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  3. "Chronology of Important Events in the Life of Buck Mountain Church" . Retrieved 26 September 2017.