Briery Church
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Briery Church | |
 Briery Church, 1930s | |
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| Location | North of the junction of VA 747 and VA 671, Briery, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°5′23″N 78°28′44″W / 37.08972°N 78.47889°WCoordinates: 37°5′23″N 78°28′44″W / 37.08972°N 78.47889°W |
| Area | 8.8 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Dabney, Rev. Robert Lewis |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000371[1] |
| VLR # | 073-0038 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969 [2] |
Briery Church is a historic Presbyterian Church located at Briery, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was designed by Rev. Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898) and built about 1855. It is a one-story, board-and-batten covered frame structure with a T-shaped plan. It has a steep gable roof with overhanging eaves, three cross gables, and lancet window openings in the Gothic Revival style.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (April 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Briery Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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