{"nrhp_refnum":"03001438","name":"Silverbook Methodist Church","other_names":["Silverbrook United Methodist Church","Dhr 029-5018"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8616 Silverbrood Rd., VA 600","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lorton","county":"Fairfax (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":38.72582163800007,"lon":-77.24283362199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-01-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small rural Gothic Revival-style Methodist church with an associated graveyard at 8616 Silverbrook Road in Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia, built between 1906 and 1908 by builders Robert L. Harrover and A. W. Grimsley.","why_significant":"The church is significant under Criterion C for its architecture. It displays late Gothic Revival characteristics such as a steep roof, pointed windows and a fishscale-shingled bell tower. The nomination states it is the only early-twentieth-century Gothic Revival-style church in Fairfax County that retains its historic integrity.","narrative":"Silverbrook Methodist Church sits at 8616 Silverbrook Road in Lorton, Virginia. The original chapel was built between 1906 and 1908 and measures about 24 by 40 feet. It is a one-story, gable-front frame building with weatherboard siding, a fieldstone foundation and a standing-seam metal roof. A projecting vestibule carries a bell tower covered in wooden fishscale shingles and topped with a carved finial. Pointed-arch windows and a steep roof mark the late Gothic Revival style. Robert L. Harrover served as main carpenter, and A. W. Grimsley shared building duties and was credited with the design. Cinder block additions from 1957 and 1990 provide classrooms, a social hall, a kitchen and bathrooms. A graveyard dating from 1911 holds 40 marked graves. The church was built when the nearest Methodist church was about five miles away. It was listed for its architecture and is described as the only early-twentieth-century Gothic Revival church in Fairfax County that retains its historic integrity.","period_of_significance":"1906-1911","architect_builder":"Grimsley, A.W., Builder; Harrover, Robert L., Builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and still an active congregation, with an active graveyard and well-maintained grounds.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.855008-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/6804/41680486/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/03001438.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001438/f72452838f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001438/f72452838f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Slowking4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverbrook-methodist005.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Slowking4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silverbrook-methodist005.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680486","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverbrook_Methodist_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713208"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fairfax/silverbook-methodist-church-03001438/"}