{"nrhp_refnum":"90001924","name":"Emmanuel Episcopal Church","other_names":["Dhr 72-13"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Emmanuel Church Rd. S of US 60","address_restricted":false,"city":"Powhatan","county":"Powhatan County","state":"VA","lat":37.560170010000036,"lon":-77.95438379199999,"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":"A small brick Gothic Revival church about one and one-half miles west of Powhatan Courthouse in Powhatan County, Virginia, dated 1842 on its entrance shield and consecrated in 1847, with an adjoining original cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of Virginia's oldest and best-preserved Gothic Revival churches, retaining much of its original exterior and interior. It also reflects the 1830s-1840s revival of the Episcopal Church in Virginia after disestablishment. Its design was used as a model for other churches, and it is attributed, though not proven, to A.J. Davis and Philip St. George Cocke.","narrative":"Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a modest red brick church in rural Powhatan County, Virginia, painted white and built in a vernacular Gothic Revival style. Its stepped gable parapets, slim buttresses, octagonal corner spires, and deeply moulded window trim show careful detailing despite the plain overall form. A half-octagonal apse at the west end served as a vestry, and the interior keeps its double aisle, simple pews, lancet-arched altar rail, original font and altar chairs. The congregation grew from the older Peterville Church and moved closer to the courthouse in the 1840s. Philip St. George Cocke donated the land and had the bricks made at Belmead, and the church was consecrated in 1847. The nomination suggests, without proof, that architect A.J. Davis helped Cocke with the design. Copies or close relatives of the church exist elsewhere in Virginia. Later changes, including a 1967 parish house, left the original building largely intact, which underlies its architectural importance.","period_of_significance":"1842-1850","architect_builder":"Davis, Alexander Jackson?; Cocke, Gen. Philip St. George","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In a good state of repair with no major deterioration; the original cemetery is intact. Still used as a religious structure.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.933398-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/6826/41682634/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/90001924.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001924/350c0d1d3a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001924/350c0d1d3a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Michael Kotrady","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emmanuel_Powhatan_2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Kotrady</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:Emmanuel_Powhatan_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682634","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Episcopal_Church_(Powhatan,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15216613"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/powhatan-county/emmanuel-episcopal-church-90001924/"}