Byrd Presbyterian Church

	Byrd Presbyterian Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	Church sanctuary built in 1838.
Location	2229 Dogtown Road,; Goochland, Virginia
Coordinates	37°42′50″N 77°56′24″W / 37.71389°N 77.94000°W
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	1837
Built by	Parrish, Valentine; Cosby, Albert
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	00001438
VLR No.	037-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2000
Designated VLR	September 13, 2000

Byrd Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Goochland in western Goochland County, Virginia on Dogtown Road. The original building dates from 1838 and is still in active use today. It is a two-story, rectangular brick structure with a slate gable roof. The interior of the church measures 28 feet by 40 feet. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery with graves dating back to at least the 1850s.^[3]

The original congregation began in 1748, and erected a dedicated building on Byrd Creek in 1759. Notable theologian Samuel Davies was one of the founding members.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b J.G. Zehmer (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Byrd Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[vaNRHPnom-3] J.G. Zehmer (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Byrd Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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