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First Presbyterian Church

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1906–1908, Charles W. Bolton and John Dull; 1980 addition. 17 Court Sq.
  • (Photograph by D Hughes)
  • (Photograph by D Hughes)

Similarities in materials and scale to the courthouse allow this Gothic Revival church to rest comfortably across from the courthouse. The principal entrance to the rough-faced stone church is through a substantial three-stage square corner tower that has an open belfry. The tower's corner piers and crenellations are echoed in a smaller entrance on the southeast. Between the two entrances is a large traceried pointed-arched stained glass window. The addition on the west side is sympathetic in style.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Anne Carter Lee
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What's Nearby

Rockingham County Courthouse
Commercial Building (Rockingham National Bank, Newman-Ruddle Building)
Rockingham County Office Building (People's Bank)
Bank of America (Virginia National Bank)
Ragtime Fabrics (Rockingham Motor Company)

Citation

Anne Carter Lee, "First Presbyterian Church", [Harrisonburg, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-02-RH4.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Virginia vol 2

Buildings of Virginia: Valley, Piedmont, Southside, and Southwest, Anne Carter Lee and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, 88-88.

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