Graves Chapel and Cemetery
Graves Chapel and Cemetery, also known as Graves Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Stanley, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is a simple one-story, frame church building. It was enlarged about 1870. The center entry and flanking windows on the front gable end have Gothic Revival lancet arches and the gable roof is topped by and open belfry. Also on the property are the contributing church cemetery with burials dating to 1860, and the parsonage, a two-story frame residence built about 1893.[3]
Graves Chapel and Cemetery | |
 Graves Chapel and Cemetery, February 2014 | |
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| Location | 457 Chapel Rd., Stanley, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′36″N 78°29′17″W |
| Area | 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1856, c. 1870 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000481[1] |
| VLR No. | 303-0015 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | March 20, 2008[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- "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.
- J. Daniel Pezzoni w/ contributions by Michael Salvino, Charles Ballard, Darryl Nash & Robert Smith (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Graves Chapel and Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
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