Opequon Presbyterian Church

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Opequon Presbyterian Church
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Location217 Opequon Church Ln., near Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°8′20″N78°11′43″W / 39.13889°N 78.19528°W / 39.13889; -78.19528 Coordinates: 39°8′20″N78°11′43″W / 39.13889°N 78.19528°W / 39.13889; -78.19528
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1742, 1897
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 01000145 [1]
VLR #034-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2000 [2]

Opequon Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Winchester, in Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a one-story, gable-roofed, random-rubble stone church. It features Gothic-arched colored-glass, one-over-one windows and a three-stage corner bell tower containing an entrance. Also on the property are four burying grounds (one contributing) with the oldest marked grave site dated to 1742. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Helen Lee Fletcher and C. Langdon Gordon (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Opequon Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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