Mitchells Presbyterian Church Explained

Mitchells Presbyterian Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 19, 1980[1]
Designated Other1 Number:023-0051
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 652, Mitchells, Virginia
Coordinates:38.3794°N -78.0242°W
Architecture:Gothic, Carpenter Gothic
Added:May 7, 1980
Refnum:80004183

Mitchells Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on VA 652 in Mitchells, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1879, and is a one-story, frame building in the Carpenter Gothic style. It measures 50 feet by 30 feet and sits on a brick foundation. The interior features a trompe-l'œil fresco added between 1892 and 1899 by well-known local artist Joseph Oddenino. He also painted the interior murals at Elmwood.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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: Mitchells Presbyterian Church. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. February 1980. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo