Sappony Church Explained

Sappony Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 21, 1975[1]
Designated Other1 Number:026-0019
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:S of Sappony Creek off VA 692, McKenney, Virginia
Coordinates:36.9706°N -77.6361°W
Built:-1726
Added:April 30, 1976
Refnum:76002101

Sappony Church, also known as Sapony Church and Sappony Episcopal Church, is a historic Episcopal church located at McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in 1725–1726, and is a one-story, three bay long, rectangular frame building with a low gable roof. A vestry room was added early in the 19th century; the building was remodeled in the mid-19th century and again in 1870.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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: Sappony Church . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. October 1975. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo