Christchurch1735.org
Title
Historic Christ Church
Description
Since its creation in 1958, the Foundation for Historic Christ Church (FHCC) has overseen preservation of Christ Church and its surrounding environs. Building on preservation initiatives supported by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and other groups in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Foundation dedicated itself to returning the church as closely as possible to its original condition without comprising the structure's historical integrity. Since its work commenced nearly fifty years ago, the Foundation and its corps of volunteers have worked diligently with architectural historians, skilled preservationists, and other scholars to make Historic Christ Church a living testament to Virginia's rich colonial heritage.
The Foundation's efforts have not gone unnoticed. In May 1961, Historic Christ Church was designated a National Historic Landmark. Five years later, the National Register of Historic Places added Christ Church to its rolls, and in 1969, the church was named to the Virginia Landmarks Registry. In 1971, Mrs. Richard M. Nixon presented the Foundation with an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for excellence in historic preservation.
From these auspicious beginnings, the Foundation's work continues. Archaeological investigations, detailed architectural research, and a range of preservation projects undertaken over the last three decades have enhanced the architectural character of the church and our knowledge of its unique past in countless ways.
Contact
- FoundationforHistoric Christ Church
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- Irvington VA
- United States 22480
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- +1.80443868
