National Register of Historic Places

Burke's Garden Central Church And Cemetery

Burke's Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia
Listed
May 6, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79003092

About this property

Burkes Garden Central Lutheran Church, listed as Burkes Garden Central Church and Cemetery, is a historic Lutheran church, cemetery, and national historic district located at Burke's Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia. The church was built in 1875, and is a plain rectangular frame building, two bays long, with a steep gable roof. It originally served multiple denominations as a union church but has exclusively served the Lutheran denomination in modern times. The community was an outpost of German immigrants who settled in the backcountry frontier in the late 18th century. The cemetery was founded in 1827, and contains a notable collection of sandstone Germanic gravestones. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

Burke's Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia
37.09223, -81.33514

Categories

ARTEUROPEANEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTRELIGION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

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Battle of Cloyd's Mountain (May 9, 1864)
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When was Burke's Garden Central Church And Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Burke's Garden Central Church And Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Burke's Garden Central Church And Cemetery?

Burke's Garden Central Church And Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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