{"nrhp_refnum":"94000460","name":"St. Paul's Episcopal Church","other_names":["VDHR No. 42087"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of US 301 and VA 54, SW corner","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hanover","county":"Hanover County","state":"VA","lat":37.76603062700008,"lon":-77.35154472899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-05-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame Late Gothic Revival church in the community of Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, built in 1895 on an 8.7-acre site at the junction of Routes 301 and 54, with a cemetery. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a unique and well-preserved example of a frame Gothic Revival church in Hanover County, blending Stick and Queen Anne influences with Gothic elements. Its varied siding patterns, bent-wood barrel-vaulted ceiling and matchstick wainscoting are cited as distinctive. Its largely unchanged setting near the historic Hanover Courthouse adds to its integrity.","narrative":"Completed in the spring of 1895, this one-story frame church in Hanover, Virginia, replaced a brick building that burned in 1893 after a Christmas pageant. It is the third church to serve a congregation established in 1704. The weatherboard exterior has a brick foundation, lancet windows, a slate roof and a three-story bell tower at the entrance. Its siding is laid in four bands of vertical, horizontal and diagonal boards, which the form links to the Stick Style, while the entry transom shows a Queen Anne pattern. Inside are matchstick wainscoting, plaster scored to look like stone and an unusual bent-wood barrel-vaulted ceiling. The oak pulpit and baptismal font survive from the earlier church. Additions from the 1930s and 1960s house offices and classrooms. Listed for its architecture, it is described as one of the best preserved frame Gothic Revival churches in the county, standing in a largely unaltered setting near Hanover Courthouse.","period_of_significance":"1895","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In constant use since construction; Sunday services are held in the church and classes and administration in the added wing. Grounds and original woodwork are described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.756524-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/6811/41681156/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/94000460.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000460/4e4563d86e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000460/4e4563d86e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"AlbertHerring","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Pauls_Episcopal_Church_(Hanover,_VA)_-_front.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">AlbertHerring</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:St._Pauls_Episcopal_Church_(Hanover,_VA)_-_front.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681156","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Hanover,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713249"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/hanover-county/st-pauls-episcopal-church-94000460/"}