Lexington Presbyterian Church
View from South Main Street, 2017
Lexington Presbyterian Church is located in Virginia
Lexington Presbyterian Church
Lexington Presbyterian Church is located in the United States
Lexington Presbyterian Church
LocationMain and Nelson Sts., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′2″N 79°26′35″W / 37.78389°N 79.44306°W / 37.78389; -79.44306
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1843 (1843)-1845, 1859, 1899, 1906
ArchitectThomas Ustick Walter
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.79003282[1]
VLR No.117-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1979
Designated VLRMay 16, 1978[2]

Lexington Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Main and Nelson Streets in Lexington, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas U. Walter in 1843, and completed in 1845. A rear addition was built in 1859; stucco added in the 1880s; the building was renovated and enlarged in 1899; and the Sunday School wing was added in 1906. It is a monumental T-shaped, temple form stuccoed brick building in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a Greek Doric pedimented peristyle portico consisting of six wooden columns and a full entablature. The building is topped by a tower with louvered belfry and spire.[3]

Starting in 1851, Stonewall Jackson was a member of the church and taught Sunday school. In 1863 he was buried in the church's cemetery which is now named for him.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is in the Lexington Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 "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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lexington Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "Lexington Presbyterian - History". Lexington Presbyterian Church. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.


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