Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church Explained

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 16, 1980[1]
Designated Other1 Number:003-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 696, Selma, Virginia
Coordinates:37.8019°N -79.8603°W
Built:c. 1847
Added:July 08, 1982
Refnum:82004670

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Selma, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built about 1847, and is a one-story, brick structure measuring 30 feet by 40 feet. It features a molded brick cornice runs beneath the eaves of the slate covered gable roof. It is the oldest known ecclesiastical structure in Alleghany County and is popularly regarded as one of the county's chief historic landmarks.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. December 1980. and Accompanying photo