Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church
Front and eastern side
Location VA 696, Selma, Virginia
Coordinates 37°48′7″N 79°51′37″W / 37.80194°N 79.86028°W / 37.80194; -79.86028Coordinates: 37°48′7″N 79°51′37″W / 37.80194°N 79.86028°W / 37.80194; -79.86028
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1847
NRHP reference # 82004670[1]
VLR # 003-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 08, 1982
Designated VLR December 16, 1980[2]

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.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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