Cove Presbyterian Church

Cove Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	US 29, N of VA 699, Covesville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°52′37″N78°42′54″W / 37.87694°N 78.71500°W / 37.87694; -78.71500
Area	3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1809 (1809)
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Builder's Gothic
NRHP reference No.	89001935 [1]
VLR No.	002-0705
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1989
Designated VLR	April 18, 1989 [2]

Cove Presbyterian Church, also known as Cove Meeting House and Rich Cove, is a historic Presbyterian church located at Covesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1809 and is a one-story, rectangular one-room, brick building. The building was rebuilt and renovated in 1880 after it was destroyed by a tornado on June 12, 1880. It features Gothic arched windows and a steeply pitched gable roof. It was built for a congregation established in 1747, and has remained in continuous use. ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
3. Susan Holbrook Purdue (January 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cove Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos

External links

Media related to Cove Presbyterian Church at Wikimedia Commons

• Cove Presbyterian Church, U.S. Route 29, Covesville, Albemarle County, VA: 8 measured drawings and 8 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey