St Luke's Episcopal Church


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

St Luke's Episcopal Church is a well preserved Episcopal church in Fine Creek Mills, Virginia, United States. With few alterations, this Classical-style rural antebellum church has survived in an outstanding state of preservation. A large rose window over the chancel is on a distinctive triple-pane construction, which diffuses light at different times of the day, giving it an ever-changing pattern and depth. Long rectangular stained glass windows are located on both sides of the Church also. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1843/07/00 William Henry Harrison (British Army) Benefactor Debora Harrison and husband William deed 1.5 acres of land for the site of a new church.
1844/00/00 William Henry Harrison (British Army) Architect St Luke's Episcopal Church is built sometime before December 1844 in the Neoclassical at Fine Creek Mills. Harrison supervised the making of the bricks from clay, which was dug and baked on the site, and directed all of the actual labor.
1844/12/00 St Luke's church is finished and dedicated.
1845/04/10 The Right Reverend John Johns, Assistant Bishop, consecrates St Luke's.
1848/00/00 Charles Carter Lee Faith Charles Carter Lee, who owned property at Fine Creek, is a very active in the St Luke's congregation.
1848/00/00 Millwood Sewing Circle, present day Women of the Church (ECW), present the silver communion service still used by the congregation today.
1861/03/00 The Powhatan Cavalry Troop camp in St Lukes' churchyard while awaiting orders to be called to Richmond by General Robert E Lee.
1938/00/00 Rev James Sutherland-Watt of Aberdeen, Scotland, becomes rector. During World War I, he is wounded while his entire company of 200 men were wiped out in a savage engagement. Mr Watt died on a quiet Virginia road in an automobile accident in 1941.

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Particulars for St Luke's Episcopal Church:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Building Type Church
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Owner Private
Historic Use Religious Property
Building Attribute Stained Glass



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 89000193
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Harrison,William Henry
Architectural Style: Classical revival
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Significant Year: c 1843
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure

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