St. John's Episcopal Church (Wytheville, Virginia)

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St. John's Episcopal Church
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St. John's Episcopal Church in October 2013.
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Location275 E. Main St., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°57′02″N81°4′55″W / 36.95056°N 81.08194°W / 36.95056; -81.08194 Coordinates: 36°57′02″N81°4′55″W / 36.95056°N 81.08194°W / 36.95056; -81.08194
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1854 (1854)-1857
ArchitectLynch, M; et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 08000894 [1]
VLR No.139-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 2008
Designated VLRJune 19, 2008 [2]

St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Wytheville, Virginia, United States. The church was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a Classical Revival style brick church building on a limestone foundation. The front facade features a pedimented portico with a full entablature supported by four monumental Doric order columns of parged brick. Atop the slate roof is an octagonal cupola with arcaded belfry. Attached to the church is a two-story, brick parish hall constructed in 1907, and a large, two-story office wing constructed in 1954. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [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. John R. Kern and Michael J. Pulice (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.