Sappony Church

Sappony Church
Location S of Sappony Creek off VA 692, McKenney, Virginia
Coordinates 36°58′14″N 77°38′10″W / 36.97056°N 77.63611°W / 36.97056; -77.63611Coordinates: 36°58′14″N 77°38′10″W / 36.97056°N 77.63611°W / 36.97056; -77.63611
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1725 (1725)-1726
NRHP Reference # 76002101[1]
VLR # 026-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 30, 1976
Designated VLR October 21, 1975[2]

Sappony Church, also known as Sapony Church and Sappony Episcopal Church, is a historic Episcopal church located at McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in 1725-1726, and is a one-story, three bay long, rectangular frame building with a low gable roof. A vestry room was added early in the 19th century; the building was remodeled in the mid-19th century and again in 1870.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sappony Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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