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Lexington Presbyterian Church

1843 establishments in Virginia19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United StatesChurches completed in 1843Churches in Lexington, VirginiaChurches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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Lexington Presbyterian Church, Lexington, VA view from South Main Street
Lexington Presbyterian Church, Lexington, VA view from South Main Street

Lexington Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Main and Nelson Streets in Lexington, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas U. Walter in 1843, and completed in 1845. A rear addition was built in 1859; stucco added in the 1880s; the building was renovated and enlarged in 1899; and the Sunday School wing was added in 1906. It is a monumental "T"-shaped, temple form stuccoed brick building in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a Greek Doric pedimented peristyle portico consisting of six wooden columns and a full entablature. The building is topped by a tower with louvered belfry and spire.Starting in 1851, Stonewall Jackson was a member of the church and taught Sunday school. In 1863 he was buried in the church's cemetery which is now named for him.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is in the Lexington Historic District.

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Lexington Presbyterian Church
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24450
Virginia, United States
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Lexington Presbyterian Church, Lexington, VA view from South Main Street
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