Nearest city Port Royal, Virginia NRHP Reference # 86003593 Designated VLR October 14, 1986 Area 4,000 m² Architect John Rudolph Niernsee | Built 1860 VLR # 048-0007 Opened 1860 Added to NRHP 7 January 1987 | |
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Location U.S. Route 301
Port Conway, Virginia Address King George, VA 22485, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Belle Grove, St Paul's Church, Lamb's Creek Church, Belle Grove Plantatio, Belle Grove Plantation |
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located on the west side of U.S. Route 301, just north of the Rappahannock River in Port Conway, Virginia, in the United States. Emmanuel Church and its historic graveyard are located in front of Belle Grove. In 1751, future President James Madison was born at Belle Grove, the childhood home of his mother, Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway. On January 7, 1987, Emmanuel Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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National Register listing
Current usage
Emmanuel Church is still in use and is one of three churches that form the Hanover-with-Brunswick Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. The rector of the parish is the Rev. Diane Carroll. Services are held twice a month at Emmanuel.
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Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Port Conway, Virginia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA