Fourth Baptist Church
Richmond’s Fourth Baptist Church is a symbol of black religious strength in the Confederacy’s former capital during the decades following emancipation. The congregation began as a regular assembly of slaves […]
Confederate Memorial Chapel
The white-painted wooden Gothic-style Confederate Memorial Chapel, located within the Boulevard Historic District and on the grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, was built in 1887 […]
Cathedral of The Sacred Heart
Fronted by Richmond’s Monroe Park and forming the visual pivot between the city’s commercial area and the residential Fan District, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is a glorious celebration […]
Centenary Church
Centenary’s congregation was established in 1810. An inspirational visit from Bishop Francis Asbury in February 1812 rallied the members to complete their first building, known as the Methodist Meeting House, […]
Snowville Historic District
The tiny community of Snowville, on the banks of the Little River in the scenic eastern section of Pulaski County, was founded in the 1820s by Asiel Snow, an immigrant […]
Mount Salem Baptist Meeting House
Although the Mount Salem Baptist congregation in Rappahannock County was organized in 1824, the present meetinghouse was not begun until March 1850. The Mount Salem Baptist Meeting House congregation, which […]
Snowville Christian Church
Though architecturally noteworthy as an elegantly simple expression of country Greek Revival design, the Snowville Christian Church in Pulaski County is best known for its association with Chester Bullard (1809-1893), […]
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in the Prince William County Town of Haymarket, was built in 1801 as a district courthouse for the Northern Virginia counties of Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and […]
Martin’s Brandon Church
The fourth church of one of the Commonwealth’s oldest Episcopal parishes, Martin’s Brandon Church in Prince George County is an expression of the ecclesiastical architectural taste at the time of […]
Briery Church
In an isolated woodland setting, this multi-gable wooden church in Prince Edward County is a singular expression the mid-19th-century Gothic Revival. With its verticality emphasized by board-and-batten siding, sharp gables, […]
