"Both the church and the hunt club have a long history in Keswick. The congregation dates back to 1745 as one of the first six churches in the Virginia colony back when the Church of England was the official state-sanctioned religion. The original church was replaced with a new building in 1855 but a fire two decades later left only the tower and walls standing. Those were incorporated into the current church when it was rebuilt at the site north of Cismont on Route 231. The church’s 1,575-pound bell was salvaged and is still in use. In fact, it will ring 10 times at 9:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day to announce the 10 a.m. prayer service, calling the congregation, hunters, steeds and dogs together."[4]
grace, episcopal, church, keswick, virginia, grace, episcopal, church, historic, episcopal, church, located, 5607, gordonsville, road, keswick, albemarle, county, virginia, united, states, gothic, revival, building, designed, architect, william, strickland, 18. Grace Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 5607 Gordonsville Road in Keswick Albemarle County Virginia United States The Gothic Revival building was designed by architect William Strickland in 1847 It is the only known work of Strickland in Virginia The interior was rebuilt after a fire in 1895 3 Grace ChurchU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterGrace ChurchShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocationNortheast of Cismont on VA 231 Keswick VirginiaCoordinates38 3 39 N 78 18 31 W 38 06083 N 78 30861 W 38 06083 78 30861Area5 acres 2 0 ha Built1847 1895ArchitectWilliam StricklandArchitectural styleGothic RevivalNRHP reference No 76002091 1 VLR No 002 0043Significant datesAdded to NRHPOctober 21 1976Designated VLRFebruary 17 1976 2 Both the church and the hunt club have a long history in Keswick The congregation dates back to 1745 as one of the first six churches in the Virginia colony back when the Church of England was the official state sanctioned religion The original church was replaced with a new building in 1855 but a fire two decades later left only the tower and walls standing Those were incorporated into the current church when it was rebuilt at the site north of Cismont on Route 231 The church s 1 575 pound bell was salvaged and is still in use In fact it will ring 10 times at 9 45 a m on Thanksgiving Day to announce the 10 a m prayer service calling the congregation hunters steeds and dogs together 4 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 21 1976 1 See also edit nbsp Christianity portal Episcopal Diocese of Virginia National Register of Historic Places listings in Albemarle County VirginiaReferences edit 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 Retrieved 2013 05 12 Virginia Landmarks Commission Staff January 1976 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Grace Episcopal Church PDF Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Accompanying photo McKenzie Bryan 2017 Albemarle County church to hold 89th annual Blessing of the Hounds The Roanoke Times November 23 2017 External links editGrace Episcopal Church website Images of Grace Church This article about a property in Albemarle County Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an American Anglican church is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grace Episcopal Church Keswick Virginia amp oldid 1089887967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
