Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg

Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg is a historic Presbyterian church located southwest of Princess Anne and George Streets in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was built in 1833, and restored in 1866 after being badly damaged during the American Civil War. It is a rectangular brick church building of Jeffersonian Roman Revival design. The church has a triangular, gable-end pediment surmounting a wide entablature which surrounds the entire building. The front facade features four wide, wooden Doric order pilaster, and two round Doric order columns each set at the frontt edge of the recessed portico. During the American Civil War the church served both Union and Confederate soldiers and it was in this building that Clara Barton came to nurse the wounded after the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862.[3]

Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg
Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg, September 2012
LocationSW of Princess Anne and George Sts., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°18′6″N 77°27′38″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1833 (1833)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.84003534[1]
VLR No.111-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1984
Designated VLRMay 17, 1983[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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 19 March 2013.
  3. Ronald E. Shibley (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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