St. Paul's Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)

St. Paul's Church

St. Paul's Church, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location 605 Clay St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′54″N 79°8′51″W / 37.41500°N 79.14750°W / 37.41500; -79.14750Coordinates: 37°24′54″N 79°8′51″W / 37.41500°N 79.14750°W / 37.41500; -79.14750
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1891 (1891)
Architect Day, Frank Miles
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82004572[1]
VLR # 118-0196
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 9, 1982
Designated VLR April 21, 1981[2]

St. Paul's Church is a historic Episcopal church in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It is constructed of gray granite, quarried in southwest Virginia, and is trimmed with brownstone. The building is of Richardsonian Romanesque design. The church houses Lynchburg's oldest Episcopal parish, which was established in 1822. Connected to the main sanctuary is the parish house, built in 1912.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. S. Allen Chambers (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Paul's Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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