Burke's Garden Central Church and Cemetery explained

Burke's Garden Central Church and Cemetery
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 21, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:092-0014
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Nearest City:Burke's Garden, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0922°N -81.3353°W
Built:1827, 1875
Architect:Multiple
Added:May 07, 1979
Refnum:79003092

Burkes Garden Central Lutheran Church, listed as Burkes Garden Central Church and Cemetery, is a historic Lutheran church, cemetery, and national historic district located at Burke's Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia. The church was built in 1875, and is a plain rectangular frame building, two bays long, with a steep gable roof. It originally served multiple denominations as a union church but has exclusively served the Lutheran denomination in modern times.

The community was an outpost of German immigrants who settled in the backcountry frontier in the late 18th century. The cemetery was founded in 1827, and contains a notable collection of sandstone Germanic gravestones.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burkes Garden Central Church and Cemetery . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . November 1978 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map