Opequon Presbyterian Church

Opequon Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Winchester, in Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a one-story, gable-roofed, random-rubble stone church. It features Gothic-arched colored-glass, one-over-one windows and a three-stage corner bell tower containing an entrance. Also on the property are four burying grounds (one contributing) with the oldest marked grave site dated to 1742.[3]

Opequon Presbyterian Church
Opequon Presbyterian Church, September 2011
Location217 Opequon Church Ln., near Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°8′20″N 78°11′43″W
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1742, 1897
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.01000145[1]
VLR No.034-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2000[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "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. Helen Lee Fletcher and C. Langdon Gordon (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Opequon Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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