{"nrhp_refnum":"73002053","name":"Farnham Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 3","address_restricted":false,"city":"Farnham","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.88607643200004,"lon":-76.62513659899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick parish church in the village of Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, serving North Farnham Parish. The present Latin-cross building dates from 1737 and replaced an earlier church of about 1660.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the surviving brick walls and cruciform plan represent the high point of Virginia's colonial church architecture, with exceptional rubbed-brick dressings and colonial masonry craftsmanship. It also notes the church's role as a scenic focal point in the village and its ties to Northern Neck colonial families such as the Carters and the Tayloes.","narrative":"Farnham Church is a brick parish church in the small village of Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia. It serves North Farnham Parish, created in 1683, and the present Latin-cross building dates from 1737, replacing an earlier church of about 1660 that stood roughly three miles to the west. The building has had a hard history: it was abandoned after Disestablishment, possibly used as a barn and distillery, exchanged fire with British raiders in 1814, served as a stable for Federal troops, and was gutted by fire in 1887. It was restored in 1921. Only the walls up to the gable bases are original, laid in Flemish bond above a molded water table with English bond below, with extensive rubbed brick at corners and window jambs. The roof, gables, doorways and arches were replaced, and the interior is Georgian Revival. The church was listed for its colonial masonry, its cruciform plan and its place in the village.","period_of_significance":"18th Century (specific date 1737)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial cruciform (Latin cross) parish church; interior in Georgian Revival style from the 1921 renovation","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in religious use, in good condition but altered; the interior dates from the 1921 renovation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.22004-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/54/6828/41682854/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/73002053.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002053/e591d04132-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002053/e591d04132-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farnham_Church_(Episcopal),_State_Routes_602_%26_607,_Farnham_(Richmond_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farnham_Church_(Episcopal),_State_Routes_602_%26_607,_Farnham_(Richmond_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100005837","name":"Occupacia-Rappahannock Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/occupacia-rappahannock-rural-historic-district-100005837/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682854","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnham_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15217398"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/farnham-church-73002053/"}