St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Haymarket, Virginia)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Haymarket, Virginia, United States. It was started in 1801 and is a two-story, gable-roofed brick church building. The building originally served as the district courthouse for Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudon, and Prince William counties. It later housed Hygeia Academy. It was consecrated as a church in 1834, and remodeled in 1867, after being gutted during the American Civil War. The remodeling added the frame chancel, bracketed cornice, and octagonal belfry and spire.[3]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, November 2006
LocationOff VA 55, Haymarket, Virginia
Coordinates38°49′5″N 77°38′26″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1801 (1801), 1867
ArchitectWren, James
NRHP reference No.75002031[1]
VLR No.233-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1975
Designated VLRDecember 17, 1974[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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