{"nrhp_refnum":"90001923","name":"Trinity Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of VA 738 and VA 658","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beaverdam","county":"Hanover County","state":"VA","lat":37.90095031100003,"lon":-77.64342956399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Trinity Episcopal Church is a brick church built in 1830 on the old Ridge Road (Route 738) in rural western Hanover County, near Beaverdam, Virginia. It was constructed by local builders William B. Green and Milton Green.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant for its unusual concentric circular chancel plan, with a curved rostrum, curved Holy Table and a ring of benches around the communion rail. It was one of only a few Episcopal churches built in Virginia after disestablishment. It also retains a gallery sign reading \"First three pews on this side, for servants.\"","narrative":"Trinity Church is a small brick Episcopal church built in 1830 along the old Ridge Road in rural western Hanover County, Virginia. It replaced Hollowing Creek Chapel, which is believed to have burned. The Reverend John Cooke, rector of St. Martin's Parish, led the effort to build it, and local builders William B. Green and Milton Green constructed it. The front is Flemish-bond brick with a pedimented porch and a bull's-eye window in the gable. Inside, the plain nave has heart-pine pews, a balcony and an unusual circular chancel, with a curved pulpit platform, communion table, altar rail and ring of benches. A gold-lettered sign under the balcony reserves the first three pews for servants. The building was one of the few Episcopal churches erected in Virginia after disestablishment. Its congregation later merged with Fork Church, but the grounds are maintained, an annual service is held, and the cemetery remains in use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Milton & William Green (William B. Green and Milton Green)","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Early Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The congregation merged with Fork Church about twenty-five years before the nomination and Trinity Church closed; the building and grounds are well maintained and an annual service is held on Trinity Sunday. The cemetery is still used for burials by families who attended.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.362768-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/6811/41681138/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/90001923.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001923/544ed7cb85-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001923/544ed7cb85-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanover_Trinity_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanover_Trinity_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681138","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Church_(Beaverdam,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713379"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/hanover-county/trinity-church-90001923/"}