Byrd Presbyterian Church Explained

Byrd Presbyterian Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 13, 2000[1]
Designated Other1 Number:037-0016
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:2229 Dogtown Road,
Goochland, Virginia
Coordinates:37.7139°N -77.94°W
Builder:Parrish, Valentine; Cosby, Albert
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:November 22, 2000
Refnum:00001438

Byrd Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Goochland in western Goochland County, Virginia on Dogtown Road. The original building dates from 1838 and is still in active use today. It is a two-story, rectangular brick structure with a slate gable roof. The interior of the church measures 28 feet by 40 feet. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery with graves datingback to at least the 1850s.[2]

The original congregation began in 1748, and erected a dedicated building on Byrd Creek in 1759. Notable theologian Samuel Davies was one of the founding members.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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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#. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Byrd Presbyterian Church . J.G. Zehmer. April 2000. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo