Presbyterian Orphans Home
United States historic place
Presbyterian Orphans Home | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Executive Building, August 2010 | |
37°26′50″N 79°11′42″W / 37.44722°N 79.19500°W / 37.44722; -79.19500 | |
| Area | 166 acres (67 ha) |
|---|---|
| Built | 1911 (1911) |
| Architect | Lewis, John Minor Botts; et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000073[1] |
| VLR No. | 118-5240 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 2010 |
| Designated VLR | December 5, 2007[2] |
Presbyterian Orphans Home, now known as Presbyterian Homes & Family Services, is a historic "cottage style" orphanage complex located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It consists of six residence halls, a superintendent's house, and an executive building, all constructed of brick in the Georgian Revival style. Also on the property is a Greek Revival style gymnasium. Other contributing buildings and structures include the maintenance building, swimming pool, two farmhouses, dairy barn, stable, barn, and entry gates. A contributing site is the campus circle.
On 26 October 1909, five children housed in the nursery were killed in a fire. Shelton Cottage, a two-story building, was completely destroyed. Newspaper reports from the time call the institution the "Virginia Synod Presbyterian Orphans' Home."[3]
The original buildings were constructed in 1911.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
Gallery
-
Barns, August 2010 -
Residence Halls, August 2010 -
Residence Halls, August 2010
References
- ^ 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 19 March 2013.
- ^ "ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNS DOWN WITH ONLY WOMEN TO RESCUE CHILDREN". New York Times. 26 October 1909. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Emmett W. Lifsey; Amanda G. Adams & W. Scott Smith (September 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Presbyterian Orphans Home" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Presbyterian Homes & Family Services website
- v
- t
- e
by county
- Accomack
- Albemarle
- Alleghany
- Amelia
- Amherst
- Appomattox
- Arlington
- Augusta
- Bath
- Bedford
- Bland
- Botetourt
- Brunswick
- Buchanan
- Buckingham
- Campbell
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Charles City
- Charlotte
- Chesterfield
- Clarke
- Craig
- Culpeper
- Cumberland
- Dickenson
- Dinwiddie
- Essex
- Fairfax
- Fauquier
- Floyd
- Fluvanna
- Franklin
- Frederick
- Giles
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Grayson
- Greene
- Greensville
- Halifax
- Hanover
- Henrico
- Henry
- Highland
- Isle Of Wight
- James City
- King and Queen
- King George
- King William
- Lancaster
- Lee
- Loudoun
- Louisa
- Lunenburg
- Madison
- Mathews
- Mecklenburg
- Middlesex
- Montgomery
- Nelson
- New Kent
- Northampton
- Northumberland
- Nottoway
- Orange
- Page
- Patrick
- Pittsylvania
- Powhatan
- Prince Edward
- Prince George
- Prince William
- Pulaski
- Rappahannock
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Rockbridge
- Rockingham
- Russell
- Scott
- Shenandoah
- Smyth
- Southampton
- Spotsylvania
- Stafford
- Surry
- Sussex
- Tazewell
- Warren
- Washington
- Westmoreland
- Wise
- Wythe
- York
by city
- Alexandria
- Bristol
- Buena Vista
- Charlottesville
- Chesapeake
- Colonial Heights
- Covington
- Danville
- Emporia
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Galax
- Hampton
- Harrisonburg
- Hopewell
- Lexington
- Lynchburg
- Manassas
- Manassas Park
- Martinsville
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- Norton
- Petersburg
- Poquoson (no listings)
- Portsmouth
- Radford
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Salem
- Staunton
- Suffolk
- Virginia Beach
- Waynesboro
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
This article about a property in Lynchburg, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
