National Historic Landmark · Talleysville/Tunstall, Virginia

St. Peter's Church

Historic church in Virginia, US in Talleysville/Tunstall, Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · St. Peter's Church (Talleysville, Virginia)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 8400 St Peters Lane in New Kent, Virginia 23124, nearby but not in Talleysville, Virginia, United States. Built in 1703, the church was designated as "The First Church of the First First-Lady" by the Virginia General Assembly in 1960 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on March 2, 2012, as an exceptionally well-preserved colonial-era church.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address8400 Saint Peter's Ln., Talleysville/Tunstall, VA
CountyNew Kent County
ListedOct 1, 1969
Reference number69000263
Type of placechurch building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address8400 Saint Peter's Ln., Talleysville/Tunstall, VA
Coordinates37.54037, -77.05637 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRichmond National Battlefield Park · 13 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000263. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.