{"nrhp_refnum":"99000962","name":"Ashburn Presbyterian Church","other_names":["VDHR File No. 53-894"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"20962 Ashburn Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Leesburg","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.04475720500005,"lon":-77.49089139778997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rectangular Carpenter Gothic wooden church at 20962 Ashburn Road, in the village of Ashburn near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, built in 1878 as the Farmwell Presbyterian Church by unknown local craftsmen. It sits on a 10.30-acre tract with a cemetery and two modern additions.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under Criterion C for its distinctive architectural design. It is described as one of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic church buildings in Northern Virginia. It has retained excellent integrity and has been in continuous use as a Presbyterian place of worship for over 120 years.","narrative":"Ashburn Presbyterian Church is a small board-and-batten building of cypress wood on a low stone foundation, measuring thirty-three by fifty feet, with a gable roof of standing seam metal. It began as a mission of the Leesburg Presbyterian Church, which held services in the village then called Farmwell starting in 1876. The congregation was organized in September 1878 with twenty-three charter members, land was bought that month, and the church was ready for use by early November. Its Carpenter Gothic styling reflects the 1870s popularity of jigsaw-cut ornament. No plans have been found, and irregular dimensions suggest local craftsmen built it without drawings. Inside are a center aisle, pine pews, a raised pulpit, a semi-hexagonal apse and wainscoted plaster walls. An education building was added in 1967 and a multi-purpose building in 1992. A cemetery with more than 120 marked graves lies on both sides. The church is considered significant as one of the last Carpenter Gothic churches remaining in Northern Virginia.","period_of_significance":"1878","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival/Carpenter Gothic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In continuous use as a Presbyterian place of worship for over 120 years; building described as in good condition, with minor deterioration of some board and batten siding.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.862443-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/6815/41681579/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/99000962.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000962/b0bf3ee5c2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000962/b0bf3ee5c2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AshburnPresbyterianChurch.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</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:AshburnPresbyterianChurch.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681579","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashburn_Presbyterian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14711978"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/ashburn-presbyterian-church-99000962/"}