{"nrhp_refnum":"72001402","name":"Mangohick Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 638, S of VA 30","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mangohick","county":"King William County","state":"VA","lat":37.80802957000006,"lon":-77.27226344403525,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-12-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mangohick Church is a rectangular colonial brick church at the end of State Route 638, south of Route 30, in Mangohick, King William County, Virginia. It was begun about 1730, probably as a chapel of ease for St. Margaret's Parish.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a classic example of the rectilinear type of colonial Virginia church. Built as a chapel of ease, it is plainer than the larger parish churches of its era, and it is distinguished by fine Flemish bond brickwork with glazed headers. Its history also sheds light on Anglican church practice in colonial Virginia.","narrative":"Mangohick Church is a brick building at the end of State Route 638 in King William County, Virginia. It measures 61 by 28 feet and has a steep gable roof and a modillion cornice along each side. Its walls are laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers, and rubbed brick marks the corners, window arches and door jambs. Begun about 1730, probably as a chapel of ease for St. Margaret's Parish, it served residents living far from the parish church. William Byrd II noted it in 1732 as the New Brick Church. In 1744 it became the Upper Church of St. David's Parish, serving until the Revolution. After the Episcopalians apparently left, it was used as a free church and later housed Union Baptist Church. The Black congregation has occupied it since the late nineteenth century. It is recognized as a classic, plain example of colonial Virginia church architecture.","period_of_significance":"18th Century (c. 1730)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Virginia rectilinear church","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in religious use, in fair condition and altered; a modern brick addition holds the church offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.801619-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/6814/41681458/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/72001402.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001402/6448212e68-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001402/6448212e68-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mangohick_Baptist_Church,_State_Route_638,_Mangohick_vicinity_(King_William_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mangohick_Baptist_Church,_State_Route_638,_Mangohick_vicinity_(King_William_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681458","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangohick_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712775"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/king-william-county/mangohick-church-72001402/"}