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Farnham Church

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Built
  
1737 (1737)

VLR #
  
079-0014

Opened
  
1737

Added to NRHP
  
14 August 1973

NRHP Reference #
  
73002053

Designated VLR
  
September 19, 1972

Area
  
4 ha

Farnham Church

Location
  
VA 3, Farnham, Virginia

Architectural styles
  
Colonial Revival architecture, American Colonial

Farnham Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia. It was built in 1737, and is a one-story, cruciform shaped brick Colonial era church building. It measures 63 feet, 8 inches, feet by 58 feet, 2 inches, and is topped by a gable roof. Two years into the War of 1812, bullet holes were left in the walls during a conflict between the Virginia militia and the British fleet, led by Admiral George Cockburn. This event was called the Skirmish at Farnham Church. During the Civil War the church was used by Union soldiers as a stable. The church was last renovated in 1921 in the Georgian Revival style.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

References

Farnham Church Wikipedia