Greenwich Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Also known as: DHL File No. 76-175
Why it's listed
Greenwich Presbyterian Church is a one-story brick church with an adjoining cemetery in the village of Greenwich, Prince William County. Built in the 1850s, it is a rusticated Gothic Revival building with pointed-arched doors and windows, buttressed side walls, a wooden tower with a louvred belfry and spire, and two gabled porches carried on rustic cedar posts. Charles Green, an Englishman who lived at The Lawn, donated the land and paid for most of the construction. During the Civil War he persuaded Union officers that the church was English property, and it was left undamaged, unlike the older log church nearby, which served as a hospital and was burned. The churchyard holds more than 100 headstones, including that of Captain Bradford Smith Hoskins, a British officer who rode with Colonel John Mosby and died of wounds in 1863. The interior was altered in 1951, but the exterior remains as it appeared in the 1860s.
Significance in brief: The church is described as the only rusticated Gothic Revival church in Prince William County, and its exterior appears as it did in the late 1850s. It is also the only church in the county not taken over or damaged by Union troops during the Civil War, because its English-born benefactor argued it was English property. The cemetery holds the grave of Captain Bradford Smith Hoskins, an Englishman who rode with Colonel John S. Mosby.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89001065, listed August 18, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 9510 Burwell Rd., Greenwich |
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| County | Prince William County |
| Listed | August 18, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001065 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1861-1865 |
| Architect / builder | Mr. Spillman, contractor |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The church and cemetery are described as in excellent or very good condition with a high degree of integrity; the church is still used for religious purposes. |
| Acreage | 7.6 |
| Coordinates | 38.74843, -77.64784 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Religious properties are listed for their architectural or historical significance, not their religious use. Listing is honorary and does not restrict the congregation's use of the building. The federal rehabilitation credit is generally unavailable unless part of the building is income-producing; some state programmes and preservation grants do cover religious buildings. Federal funding or permits trigger Section 106 review.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89001065.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712402
- This listing as JSON
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