Near Willis in Carroll County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church

1929

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2021

1. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. is designated a
Virginia Historic Landmark
by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
and placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the U.S. Department of the Interior
2007

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 36° 46.652′ N, 80° 31.052′ W. Marker is near Willis, Virginia, in Carroll County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Buffalo Road (County Road 628) and Childress Road (County Road 626), on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted above the cornerstone at the northeast corner of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2102 Childress Road, Willis VA 24380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Point Pleasant School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carroll County / Floyd County (approx. 4½ miles away); Floyd County / Patrick County (approx. 4.7 miles away); Caroll County / Floyd County (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Carroll County / Floyd County

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); Whiskey Still (approx. 6.4 miles away); Bark Mill (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willis.

Regarding Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church. National Register of Historic Places #07000229, and Virginia Historic Landmark #017-5016.

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1. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church. Robert Childress’s first church after his graduation from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, and served as the mother church for five others constructed by him. A former hard drinking and fighting man of little education, Childress returned to school at the age of 30 and received his ordination 11 years later. He moved to Buffalo Mountain, Carroll County, in 1926, where he led the construction of the Buffalo Mountain Church. He originally preached at the Buffalo Mission School, and the rock-faced church was built in 1929, three years after Childress arrived. (Submitted on September 9, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2021

2. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church Marker

Church is one of the six Childress rock-faced churches located in the Virginia counties of Floyd, Carroll, and Patrick, built between 1919 and the early 1950s by Presbyterian minister Robert W. Childress. The six churches are significant in their embodiment of Appalachian patterns of Presbyterian religious worship and Presbyterian social activism in western Virginia. (Submitted on September 9, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2021

3. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (southeast elevation)

Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (<i>north/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2021

4. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (north/front elevation)

(marker visible above cornerstone at northeast [left] corner)

Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 18, 2021

5. Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church (east elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 9, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.