Grace Church (Yorktown, Virginia)

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LocationRte. 1003 and Main St., Yorktown, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′9″N76°30′28″W / 37.23583°N 76.50778°W / 37.23583; -76.50778
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1697
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 70000832 [1]
VLR No.099-0010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRJune 2, 1970 [2]

Grace Church (also known as York-Hampton Parish Church) is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery at Route 1003 and Main Street in Yorktown, Virginia.

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It was built in 1697 and later updated with a Greek Revival style. Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church. [3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grace Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo