Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Coordinates: 36°51′46″N 80°43′05″W / 36.86278°N 80.71806°W / 36.86278; -80.71806
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Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in Virginia
Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is located in the United States
Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Location2698 Homestead Rd.
Hillsville, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′46″N 80°43′05″W / 36.86278°N 80.71806°W / 36.86278; -80.71806
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1948
ArchitectChildress, Rev. Robert; Slate, Richard
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSReverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS
NRHP reference No.07000228[1]
VLR No.017-5015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006[2]

Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. It was one of the six "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress It was built in 1948, and is a white quartz rock-faced frame building. The main block is front-gabled with nave plan and Gothic-style tower at the front, through which the edifice is entered. The tower has corner parapets with crenellations of jagged, light-colored stone fragments between each corner. Attached to the main block is a 112-story, front-gabled addition. The contributing cemetery is enclosed by white quartz pillars connected by black pipes.[3]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Randle Brim; John Kern; Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying photo