Second Presbyterian Church (Petersburg, Virginia)

Second Presbyterian Church
Location 419 W. Washington St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′36″N 77°24′38″W / 37.22667°N 77.41056°W / 37.22667; -77.41056Coordinates: 37°13′36″N 77°24′38″W / 37.22667°N 77.41056°W / 37.22667; -77.41056
Area less than one acre
Built 1861 (1861)-1862
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Early Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 90002114[1]
VLR # 123-0042
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 14, 1991
Designated VLR December 12, 1989[2]

Second Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 419 W. Washington St., Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect and church pastor Theodorick Pryor and was built in 1861-1862, in the Gothic Revival style. It has stucco covered brick walls and a tower that protrudes from the central bay of its three-bay entry facade. The interior features iron ornamentation, cast by a foundry in Petersburg at the beginning of the American Civil War.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is located in the Folly Castle 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. ↑ Rev. Thomas Kendall Spencer, Jr. (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Second Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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