Opequon Presbyterian Church

Opequon Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Winchester, in Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a one-story, gable-roofed, random-rubble stone church. It features Gothic-arched colored-glass, one-over-one windows and a three-stage corner bell tower containing an entrance. Also on the property are four burying grounds (one contributing) with the oldest marked grave site dated to 1742.[3]

Opequon Presbyterian Church
Opequon Presbyterian Church, September 2011
Location217 Opequon Church Ln., near Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°8′20″N 78°11′43″W
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1742, 1897
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.01000145[1]
VLR No.034-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2000[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

  • Opequon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, May 2016

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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Helen Lee Fletcher and C. Langdon Gordon (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Opequon Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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