Little Fork Church | |
 Little Fork Church: South-east View | |
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| Nearest city | Culpeper, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°35′59″N 77°57′18″W / 38.59972°N 77.95500°W |
| Built | 1776 |
| Architect | John Ariss |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000234[1] |
| VLR No. | 023-0013 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
Little Fork Church stands on a low knoll to the east of State Route 229 nine miles north of Culpeper, Virginia in a small grove of trees that enhances its naturally pastoral setting. The name Little Fork is taken from the junction of the Hazel and Rappahannock Rivers relatively close to the edifice. It is a large room church being 83 1⁄2 feet east–west and 33 1⁄2 feet north–south.[3] Unlike most rectangular churches in Virginia, the pulpit stands directly north of the southern entrance door that is placed in the middle of the southern wall rather than in the far southeast of the building. Thus it shows some of the architectural characteristics of middle colony meeting houses such as those in Delaware as well as the Virginia Vernacular Church and the deep church.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Rawlings 239-240
- ^ Upton 92-92; the phrase deep church refers a building of greater length to accommodate the acoustical needs of a larger congregation: the ratio of the average rectangular church of 60' x 24' is 2.5:1 as is the ratio of length to width of this church that is 2.51:1