{"nrhp_refnum":"70000781","name":"St. George's Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 178, NE of jct. with VA 180","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pungoteague","county":"Accomack County","state":"VA","lat":37.634020046000046,"lon":-75.81078315299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. George's Church is a brick Anglican/Episcopal church building at Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, thought to have been built in 1738 and heavily altered after the Civil War.","why_significant":"The south wall preserves some of the finest colonial Flemish bond brickwork with glazed headers in the country. The church is one of only two colonial churches remaining on Virginia's Eastern Shore. It also stands on a site held sacred since the mid-seventeenth century, making it a significant religious landmark.","narrative":"Once nicknamed \"The Ace of Clubs Church\" for its Latin-cross plan and rounded apse, St. George's Church in Pungoteague, Accomack County, was known as Pungoteague Church until 1800. It is thought to have been built in 1738, replacing perhaps two earlier structures. The church was abandoned during the War of 1812, restored seven years later, and then damaged in the Civil War, when Federal troops used it as a stable and took bricks from one wing. It stood roofless until 1880, when parts of the transepts were renovated to serve as the main body. Only the north and south walls and some end bays of the original building survive. The south wall is admired as one of the most beautiful examples of colonial Flemish bond with glazed headers in the country. The church is one of only two colonial churches left on Virginia's Eastern Shore and occupies a site held sacred since the mid-seventeenth century.","period_of_significance":"18th Century, 19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Original colonial Latin-cross plan; post-Civil War trim in simple Greek Revival style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good and altered; occupied, in religious use. A modern parish hall stands to the east.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.928496-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/6792/41679223/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/70000781.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000781/579befbe05-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000781/579befbe05-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._George%27s_Church,_State_Route_178,_Pungoteague_(Accomack_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._George%27s_Church,_State_Route_178,_Pungoteague_(Accomack_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679223","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%27s_Church_(Pungoteague,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7588122"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/accomack-county/st-georges-church-70000781/"}