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Notable buildings include Chestnut, Winthrop, the Thomas L. Leftwich House, Liberty Presbyterian Church (1844), John Wharton House (1848), Burks-Guy House (1884), Charles W. Wharton House (now the Bedford Children's Library), the Harrison Building (1878), George L. Colgate House (1892), Bedford Masonic Hall (1895), Citizens Bank Building ...
Rock Church Rd. 36°46′42″N 80°23′31″W / 36.778333°N 80.391944°W / 36.778333; -80.391944 ( Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church and Meadows of Dan
Starting in 1851, Stonewall Jackson was a member of the church and taught Sunday school. In 1863 he was buried in the church's cemetery which is now named for him. [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is in the Lexington Historic District.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bedford County, ... New Prospect Church: March 31, 2000 : 4445 Sheep Creek Rd.
In 1834, the first local inn was created by Polly Wood, a widow who opened an "Ordinary" in her log cabin where settlers could stay the night and get a warm meal. By the 1870s, Benjamin Wilkes had opened the famous Mons Hotel, and the Peaks of Otter was home to over 20 families, a school, a church, and the hotel.
The Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church founded in 1740, [3] and is the oldest Presbyterian congregation in the Valley of Virginia (the Shenandoah Valley). [4] Its historic building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The church's first building was a log structure built during 1742–1748.
Plaques (1870) of Robert E. Lee and George Washington hang on either side of the altar at Christ Church, where both were parishioners. Following a unanimous vote of its board in 2017, the church announced the plaques would be removed in 2018 once a new location of "respectful prominence" is identified. [12] [13] [14]
Providence Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Gum Spring, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built in 1747, and is a two-story, three-bay, wood-frame building measuring 50 feet, 3 inches, by 26 feet, 4 inches.