{"nrhp_refnum":"70000796","name":"Abingdon Church","other_names":["Abingdon Parish Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"U.S. 17, S of jct. with VA 614","address_restricted":false,"city":"White Marsh","county":"Gloucester County","state":"VA","lat":37.33352357550004,"lon":-76.51314394435788,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Abingdon Parish Church is a one-story brick colonial church on a Latin cross plan, built about 1755 on the east side of Route 17 near White Marsh in Gloucester County, Virginia.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the church keeps its fine exterior proportions and superb brickwork despite later interior changes. Together with its setting in a grove of walnut trees, these qualities make it one of the most appealing colonial churches in America. It is also tied to a parish established about 1655.","narrative":"Abingdon Parish Church, near White Marsh in Gloucester County, Virginia, is a brick colonial church built about 1755 on a Latin cross plan. It has a gable roof, pedimented gable ends and a modillioned cornice. The walls are laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers, and the three original doorways are framed by rubbed and molded brick. The interior is dominated by a large wooden reredos, parts of which may be colonial. The parish dates to about 1655, and this is the second church to carry the name. The building was inactive in the early 1800s, was used by Methodists from 1818 to 1833, and returned to Anglican worship in 1826. Federal troops badly damaged the interior during the Civil War, and repairs followed about 1868 and again in 1897. It was listed because its exterior proportions and brickwork survive, and its walnut grove setting adds to its appeal.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial church on a Latin cross plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, marked altered, on its original site, and occupied, in religious use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.412801-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/6809/41680942/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/70000796.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000796/23791ce656-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000796/23791ce656-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"AlbertHerring","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abingdon_Church_-_entrance.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">AlbertHerring</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:Abingdon_Church_-_entrance.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680942","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abingdon_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667822"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/gloucester-county/abingdon-church-70000796/"}