081-0013

Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse

VLR Listing Date

09/14/2005

NRHP Listing Date

11/16/2005

NRHP Reference Number

05001269

The Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Manse was built 1856-57 by the church congregation for the Rev. William Finney Junkin. The Falling Spring church, organized in 1747, is among the most historically and architecturally significant churches still standing in the county. The manse, long associated with the church and the area’s religious history, is a fine example of early Gothic Revival domestic architecture. The design of the house was selected from a pattern book, Cottage Residences, by the influential mid-19th-century American architect A. J. Downing. The manse’s interior hall features an unusual applied decorative wood arch, with a central turned pendant possibly intended for holding a gas lamp. In the 1970s, the house was sold to a private owner.

Last Updated: June 2, 2023

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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