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Mattapony (Mattaponi) Baptist Church
c. 1734. 1922, rebuilding. VA 14, Cumnor vicinity
The cruciform plan was reserved for the more important Anglican parishes. This building was originally the lower church of St. Stephen's parish. The exterior brickwork is a particularly fine Flemish bond with glazed headers. The pedimented doorways employ gauged and molded bricks. Abandoned during disestablishment, the church was taken over by a Baptist congregation in 1803. A fire in 1921 destroyed the interior. It has been rebuilt, although with alterations.
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