St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery is a historic Evangelical Lutheran church and cemetery and national historic district near Wytheville, Virginia, United States. The church was built in 1854 and is a rectangular, three bay by two bay, frame church sheathed in weatherboard. It measures 45 feet by 55 feet, has a gable roof, and sits on a limestone basement. The auditorium has a gallery. The adjacent cemetery includes a notable group of approximately 30 early-19th century, German-style monuments.[3]
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| Location | NW of Wytheville at jct of U.S. 21/52 and I-81, near Wytheville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°57′54″N 81°06′03″W / 36.96500°N 81.10083°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1812 |
| Architect | Krone, Laurence; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Germanic |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003047[1] |
| VLR No. | 139-5205 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 26, 1978 |
| Designated VLR | April 19, 1978[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
