Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Willis, Floyd County, Virginia. It was the first of the 5 "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress[3] It was built in 1929, and is a rock-faced frame building with a nave plan and front and rear transepts. The nave measures 33 feet wide and 80 feet long. It has a steeply-pitched gable roof covered with standing seam sheet metal. The contributing Cemetery has a continuous wall of mortared quartzitic fieldstones, matching the church exterior.[4][5]

Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location2102 Childress Rd., near Willis, Virginia
Coordinates36°46′39″N 80°31′03″W
Area3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSReverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS
NRHP reference No.07000229[1]
VLR No.017-5016
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

See also

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. http://www.stone-churches.com/stone-churches-Buffalo-Mountain%20(1).pdf
  4. Randle Brim; John Kern & Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Roanoke Times March 4, 2009


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