Warsaw in Richmond County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint John’s Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

1. Saint John’s Church Marker

Inscription. Built in 1835, this church replaced the Lunenburg Parish Lower Church (ca. 1732), abandoned after the American Revolution and the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. Different denominations occupied some colonial Anglican churches; others fell into ruin. Saint John’s Church, featuring Flemish-bond brick and classical Revival design, exemplifies the revitalization of the Episcopal Church in Virginia under Rt. Rev. Richard Channing Moore, second bishop of Virginia (1814-1841), who revived old parishes and rebuilt ruined churches. He inspired young rectors, including the Rev. George Washington Nelson, buried in the churchyard, who revived North Farnham, Cople, and Lunenburg Parishes.

Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 37° 57.432′ N, 76° 45.255′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, Virginia, in Richmond County. It is at the intersection of Richmond Road (U.S. 360) and St. Johns Street, on the left when traveling east on Richmond Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5987 Richmond Rd, Warsaw VA 22572, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hon. William Atkinson Jones (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richmond County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warsaw (approx. 0.2 miles away); Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Saddlery Foundation Community and Veterans' Memorial Terrace (approx. ¼ mile away); Rappahannock Indians (approx. 2.9 miles away); Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

2. Saint John’s Church Marker

This view is towards downtown Warsaw. The church is beyond the trees.

Saint John’s Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

3. Saint John’s Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,344 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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