St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery

St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery
Location NW of Wytheville at jct of U.S. 21/52 and I-81, near Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°57′42″N 81°6′4″W / 36.96167°N 81.10111°W / 36.96167; -81.10111Coordinates: 36°57′42″N 81°6′4″W / 36.96167°N 81.10111°W / 36.96167; -81.10111
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1812
Architect Krone, Laurence; Et al.
Architectural style Germanic
NRHP Reference # 78003047[1]
VLR # 098-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 26, 1978
Designated VLR April 19, 1978[2]

St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery is a historic Evangelical Lutheran church and cemetery and national historic district near Wytheville, Virginia, United States. The church was built in 1854 and is a rectangular, three bay by two bay, frame church sheathed in weatherboard. It measures 45 feet by 55 feet, has a gable roof, and sits on a limestone basement. The auditorium has a gallery. The adjacent cemetery includes a notable group of approximately 30 early-19th century, German-style monuments.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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