{"nrhp_refnum":"89000193","name":"St. Luke's Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2245 Huguenot Trail","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fine Creek Mill","county":"Powhatan County","state":"VA","lat":37.59438030500007,"lon":-77.80048356599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story brick Classical Revival church at the junction of Routes 615 and 711, about 1.5 miles east of Fine Creek Mill in Powhatan County, Virginia. It was built between 1843 and 1844 and sits within a walled churchyard and cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it is a rare, well-preserved example of a rural antebellum Classical-style church. Later alterations were minimal and faithful to the original style, and none have been made since 1915. It was built by a congregation member, William Henry Harrison, and has been home to a small but historically prominent parish.","narrative":"St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a small brick church on a 1.5-acre walled churchyard and cemetery in Powhatan County, Virginia, near Fine Creek Mill. The original rectangular building, 20 by 36 feet, was built between 1843 and 1844 under William Henry Harrison, an English immigrant and former British soldier who worked in the building trade. He supervised the making of bricks from clay dug and baked on site and directed the labor. A pedimented gable roof, shuttered stained-glass windows and a classical door surround give the church its Classical Revival character, with some Gothic window motifs. A recessed chancel was added in 1890, and a choir and vestry in 1915, both matching the original style. The church is regarded as a rare, well-preserved rural antebellum Classical-style church. Its congregation has included notable Confederate officers, and the Powhatan Cavalry Troop camped in its churchyard in 1861. Descendants of original families remain active in the parish.","period_of_significance":"1843-1915","architect_builder":"William Henry Harrison","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious structure; the form says it has undergone minimal alteration and is in an outstanding state of preservation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.258072-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/6826/41682626/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/89000193.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000193/7a15d43be5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000193/7a15d43be5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Voxinferior","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Luke%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Fine_Creek_Mills,_Virginia)_-_20121114162043.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Voxinferior</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Luke%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Fine_Creek_Mills,_Virginia)_-_20121114162043.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682626","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Luke%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Fine_Creek_Mills,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900562"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/powhatan-county/st-lukes-episcopal-church-89000193/"}