Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. It was one of the six "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress It was built in 1948, and is a white quartz rock-faced frame building. The main block is front-gabled with nave plan and Gothic-style tower at the front, through which the edifice is entered. The tower has corner parapets with crenellations of jagged, light-colored stone fragments between each corner. Attached to the main block is a 11⁄2-story, front-gabled addition. The contributing cemetery is enclosed by white quartz pillars connected by black pipes.[3]
Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | |
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| Location | 2698 Homestead Rd. Hillsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°51′46″N 80°43′05″W / 36.86278°N 80.71806°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1948 |
| Architect | Childress, Rev. Robert; Slate, Richard |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Reverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000228[1] |
| VLR No. | 017-5015 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 30, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | December 6, 2006[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Randle Brim; John Kern; Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying photo