Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | |
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| Location | 2102 Childress Rd., near Willis, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°46′39″N 80°31′03″W / 36.77750°N 80.51750°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Reverend Robert Childress Presbyterian Churches MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000229[1] |
| VLR No. | 017-5016 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | December 6, 2006[2] |
Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Willis, Floyd County, Virginia. It was the first of the 5 "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress.[3] It was built in 1929, and is a rock-faced frame building with a nave plan and front and rear transepts. The nave measures 33 feet wide and 80 feet long. It has a steeply-pitched gable roof covered with standing seam sheet metal. The contributing Cemetery has a continuous wall of mortared quartzitic fieldstones, matching the church exterior.[4][5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian" (PDF). stone-churches.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on Jul 5, 2016.
- ^ Randle Brim; John Kern & Michael Pulice (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church and Cemetery" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos
- ^ "Rock Church – Roanoke.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2009-12-09. Roanoke Times March 4, 2009