Farnham Church | |
 Farnham Church in 2025 | |
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| Location | VA 3,Farnham, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°53′9″N76°37′32″W / 37.88583°N 76.62556°W /37.88583; -76.62556 |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1737 (1737) |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002053[1] |
| VLR No. | 079-0014 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | September 19, 1972[2] |
Farnham Church, also known asNorth Farnham Episcopal Church, is a historicEpiscopalchurch located inFarnham,Richmond County, Virginia. It is theparish church of North Farnham Parish, created in 1683.[3]
The church was built in 1737 in theColonial style, and renovated in 1921 in theGeorgian Revival style.[4] As it stands, the church is a one story, cruciform-shaped brick building with agable roof. The interior includes abarrel-vaulted ceiling and a Georgian-stylepulpit andaltarpiece. Due to the church being abandoned and gutted multiple times, the brick walls are the only surviving aspect of the original 1737 building. The dimensions are 63.8 ft. by 58.2 ft.
Farnham Church was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The church was first built in 1737 as a replacement for an older church built around 1660. The original building likely had ahipped roof. Early parishioners included theCarter family ofSabine Hall and theTayloe family ofMount Airy.[2]
The building was left abandoned in the late-18th century after thedisestablishment caused churches associated with theChurch of England to fall out of favor; during this time it may have been used as a barn and distillery.[3] Two years into theWar of 1812, bullet holes were left in the walls during a conflict between theVirginia militia and the British fleet led byAdmiralGeorge Cockburn. This event was called the Skirmish at Farnham Church, and it was an American victory.[2][5][6] The church used as a stable byUnion soldiers during theCivil War. It was later restored to service in 1873, but a fire gutted the building in 1887. The church was last renovated in 1921.[4]
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