Grace Church (Yorktown, Virginia) Explained

Grace Episcopal Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 2, 1970[1]
Designated Other1 Number:099-0010
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Rte. 1003 and Main St., Yorktown, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2358°N -76.5078°W
Built:1697
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:September 15, 1970
Refnum:70000832

Grace Church (also known as York-Hampton Parish Church) is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery at Route 1003 and Main Street in Yorktown, Virginia.

It was built in 1697 and later updated with a Greek Revival style. Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grace Church . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. March 1970. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo