Mayberry Presbyterian Church

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Mayberry Presbyterian Church
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Location1127 Mayberry Church Rd., Meadows of Dan, Virginia
Coordinates 36°42′44″N80°26′20″W / 36.71222°N 80.43889°W / 36.71222; -80.43889 Coordinates: 36°42′44″N80°26′20″W / 36.71222°N 80.43889°W / 36.71222; -80.43889
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1925
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Reverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000225 [1]
VLR No.070-5045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006 [2]

Mayberry Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 1127 Mayberry Church Road in Meadows of Dan, Patrick County, Virginia. It is one of the "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress. It was built in 1925, and is a one-story frame church building faced in natural quartz and quartzite stone. It features Gothic styled lancet windows. The rock facing was added to the frame building in 1948. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. Randle Brim; John Kern & Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mayberry Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.