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Mitchells Presbyterian Church

Coordinates: 38°22′46″N 78°1′27″W / 38.37944°N 78.02417°W / 38.37944; -78.02417
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Mitchells Presbyterian Church
Mitchells Presbyterian Church at dusk, April 2017
Mitchells Presbyterian Church is located in Virginia
Mitchells Presbyterian Church
Mitchells Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Mitchells Presbyterian Church
LocationVA 652, Mitchells, Virginia
Coordinates38°22′46″N 78°1′27″W / 38.37944°N 78.02417°W / 38.37944; -78.02417
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1879 (1879)
Architectural styleGothic, Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.80004183[1]
VLR No.023-0051
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1980
Designated VLRFebruary 19, 1980[2]

Mitchells Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on VA 652 in Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1879, and is a one-story, frame building in the Carpenter Gothic style. It measures 50 feet by 30 feet and sits on a brick foundation. The interior features a trompe-l'œil fresco added between 1892 and 1899 by well-known local artist Joseph Oddenino. He also painted the interior murals at Elmwood.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mitchells Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo