Polegreen Church
Hanover Meeting House | |
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| Nearest city | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1743 |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001089[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1991 |
The Polegreen Church, also known as the Hanover Meeting House, is the site of the first non-Anglican church in Virginia. The site is in rural Hanover County, at 6411 Heatherwood Drive in Mechanicsville. The meeting house was built in 1743, not long after the First Great Awakening reached Virginia. The church was destroyed during the 1864 Union Army advance on Richmond in the American Civil War.[2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is open to the public free of charge.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Polegreen Story". Historic Polegreen Church Foundation. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
External links
- Historic Polegreen Church Foundation - official site
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Hanover County, Virginia
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Churches completed in 1743
- Visitor attractions in Hanover County, Virginia
- Churches in Hanover County, Virginia
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1864
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs