Cove Presbyterian Church Explained

Cove Presbyterian Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 18, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:002-0705
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:US 29, N of VA 699, Covesville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.8769°N -78.715°W
Architecture:Gothic Revival, Builder's Gothic
Added:November 2, 1989
Refnum:89001935

Cove Presbyterian Church, also known as Cove Meeting House and Rich Cove, is a historic Presbyterian church located at Covesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1809 and is a one-story, rectangular one-room, brick building. The building was rebuilt and renovated in 1880 after it was destroyed by a tornado on June 12, 1880. It features Gothic arched windows and a steeply pitched gable roof. It was built for a congregation established in 1747, and has remained in continuous use.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

External links

8 measured drawings and 8 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. 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 Form: Cove Presbyterian Church . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Susan Holbrook Purdue. January 1989. and Accompanying two photos