Virginia City Church
Virginia City Church is located in Virginia
Virginia City Church
Virginia City Church is located in the United States
Virginia City Church
LocationBull Run Rd., near St. Paul, Virginia
Coordinates36°55′12″N 82°20′46″W / 36.92000°N 82.34611°W / 36.92000; -82.34611
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1895 (1895)
NRHP reference No.05001263[1]
VLR No.097-0192
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 2005
Designated VLRSeptember 14, 2005[2]

Virginia City Church is a historic church located near St. Paul, Wise County, Virginia. It was built about 1895, and is a small, one-room frame vernacular church. It has a front gable roof and is covered with weatherboard. The rectangular building measures 20 feet by 32 feet. It was built by Virginia City coal camp residents on land donated by the Russell Creek Coal Company. The building also served the community as its first schoolhouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ Michael J. Pulice (May 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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