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Providence Presbyterian Church

Coordinates: 37°47′6″N 77°54′19″W / 37.78500°N 77.90528°W / 37.78500; -77.90528
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Providence Presbyterian Church
Providence Presbyterian Church, July 2011
Providence Presbyterian Church is located in Virginia
Providence Presbyterian Church
Providence Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Providence Presbyterian Church
LocationNW of Gum Spring off U.S. 250, near Gum Spring, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′6″N 77°54′19″W / 37.78500°N 77.90528°W / 37.78500; -77.90528
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1747
NRHP reference No.73002034[1]
VLR No.054-0061
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1973
Designated VLRJanuary 16, 1973[2]

Providence Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Gum Spring, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built in 1747, and is a two-story, three-bay, wood-frame building measuring 50 feet, 3 inches, by 26 feet, 4 inches. It is one of the few frame churches in Virginia remaining from colonial times and was one of the first Presbyterian churches to be built in the central part of the state. Samuel Davies served as its first minister until 1759, when he assumed the presidency of Princeton University. A distinguished son of the church was Robert Lewis Dabney, noted mid-19th century Presbyterian minister and church architect.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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 (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Providence Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo