Saint Paul's Vestry House

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Saint Paul's Vestry House
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St. Pauls Vestry House, December 2008
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Location308 7th St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′53″N79°8′40″W / 37.41472°N 79.14444°W / 37.41472; -79.14444 Coordinates: 37°24′53″N79°8′40″W / 37.41472°N 79.14444°W / 37.41472; -79.14444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1855 (1855)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 97000157 [1]
VLR No.118-0078
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1997
Designated VLRDecember 4, 1996 [2]

The Saint Paul's Vestry House is a historic building in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1855 and is a single-story Classical Revival-style building with a simple low pitched gable roof and a rectangular plan. It is likely the only vestry house built exclusively for the governing body of an Episcopal Church in Virginia. It also served as the first home of the Lynchburg Woman's Club from 1903 to 1916. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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 19 March 2013.
  3. Nancy Jamerson Weiland (August 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Paul's Vestry House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo