Presbyterian Orphans Home

Presbyterian Orphans Home, now known as Presbyterian Homes & Family Services, is a historic "cottage style" orphanage complex located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It consists of six residence halls, a superintendent's house, and an executive building, all constructed of brick in the Georgian Revival style. Also on the property is a Greek Revival style gymnasium. Other contributing buildings and structures include the maintenance building, swimming pool, two farmhouses, dairy barn, stable, barn, and entry gates. A contributing site is the campus circle.

Presbyterian Orphans Home
Executive Building, August 2010
Location150 Linden Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′50″N 79°11′42″W
Area166 acres (67 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectLewis, John Minor Botts; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.08000073[1]
VLR No.118-5240
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 24, 2010
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2007[2]

On 26 October 1909, five children housed in the nursery were killed in a fire. Shelton Cottage, a two-story building, was completely destroyed. Newspaper reports from the time call the institution the "Virginia Synod Presbyterian Orphans' Home."[3]

The original buildings were constructed in 1911.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

  • Barns, August 2010
  • Residence Halls, August 2010
  • Residence Halls, August 2010

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 19 March 2013.
  3. "ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNS DOWN WITH ONLY WOMEN TO RESCUE CHILDREN". New York Times. 26 October 1909. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. Emmett W. Lifsey; Amanda G. Adams & W. Scott Smith (September 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Presbyterian Orphans Home" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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