Tabb Street Presbyterian Church

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Tabb Street Presbyterian Church
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Location21 W. Tabb St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′49″N77°24′20″W / 37.23028°N 77.40556°W / 37.23028; -77.40556
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1843 (1843)
Architect Thomas Ustick Walter
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79003288 [1]
VLR No.123-0043
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1979
Designated VLRDecember 21, 1978 [2]

Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas Ustick Walter and built in 1843, in the Greek Revival style. It has stucco covered brick walls and features a massive Greek Doric order pedimented peristyle portico consisting of six fluted columns and full entablature. It has two full stories and a gallery. A three-story rear brick wing was added in 1944. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is located in the Petersburg Courthouse Historic District.

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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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tabb Street Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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