Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location2698 Homestead Rd.
Hillsville, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′46″N 80°43′05″W / 36.86278°N 80.71806°W / 36.86278; -80.71806
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1948
ArchitectChildress, Rev. Robert; Slate, Richard
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSReverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS
NRHP reference No.07000228[1]
VLR No.017-5015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

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 112-story, front-gabled addition. The contributing cemetery is enclosed by white quartz pillars connected by black pipes.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Randle Brim; John Kern; Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying photo