Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church

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Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church
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rear and Eastern side of church
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LocationVA 696, Selma, Virginia
Coordinates 37°48′7″N79°51′37″W / 37.80194°N 79.86028°W / 37.80194; -79.86028
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1847
NRHP reference No. 82004670 [1]
VLR No.003-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 08, 1982
Designated VLRDecember 16, 1980 [2]

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Selma, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built about 1847, and is a one-story, brick structure measuring 30 feet by 40 feet. It features a molded brick cornice runs beneath the eaves of the slate covered gable roof. It is the oldest known ecclesiastical structure in Alleghany County and is popularly regarded as one of the county's chief historic landmarks. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

References

  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 May 12, 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church" (PDF). and Accompanying photo