Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church

Historic church in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register


38°18′29″N 78°3′46″W / 38.30806°N 78.06278°W / 38.30806; -78.06278
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1874 (1874)
Built by	Danforth, J.B.
Architectural style	Carpenter's Gothic
NRHP reference No.	75002028^[1]
VLR No.	068-0054
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1975
Designated VLR	June 17, 1975^[2]

Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Rapidan, Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1874, and is a Carpenter Gothic frame building covered with board-and-batten siding. It features a three-stage tower at the gable end with a ground level with an equilateral-arched doorway, a middle level with a rose window, and a belfry with double pointed windows.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is located in the Rapidan Historic District.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo