Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church
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| Location | VA 608, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the junction with VA 636 and VA 631, Fishersville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°05′06″N 78°58′59″W / 38.08500°N 78.98306°WCoordinates: 38°05′06″N 78°58′59″W / 38.08500°N 78.98306°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | Dabney,Robert Lewis |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001993 |
| VLR # | 007-0033 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | January 16, 1973 |
The Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church, is a Presbyterian church founded in 1740, and is the second-oldest Presbyterian congregation in the Valley of Virginia (the Shenandoah Valley). Its historic building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The church's first building was a log structure built during 1742-1748. Its 1850 Greek Revival building is its third building, and is significant architecturally for being designed by Robert Lewis Dabney who served as pastor there from 1852-1857. This Greek Revival building, along with two other churches designed by Dabney, is credited with influencing ecclessiastic architecture in Virginia. Dabney designed at least two other NRHP-listed churches, Briery Church, in Briery, Virginia, and New Providence Presbyterian Church, near Brownsburg, Virginia.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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