Providence Presbyterian Church

Historic church in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Providence Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Providence Presbyterian Church, July 2011
37°47′6″N 77°54′19″W / 37.78500°N 77.90528°W / 37.78500; -77.90528
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built	1747
NRHP reference No.	73002034^[1]
VLR No.	054-0061
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1973
Designated VLR	January 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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ 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