National Register of Historic Places

Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School

Dyke, Greene County, Virginia
Listed
April 28, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000349

About this property

Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School is a historic Episcopal chapel and home located on the grounds of Blue Ridge School near Dyke, Greene County, Virginia. The Gibson Memorial Chapel was designed by noted Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram and built between 1929 and 1932. It is a six-bay, gable-roofed chapel is built on a modified cruciform plan. The chapel is built entirely of uncut and uncoursed native fieldstone and is executed in the Gothic Revival style. It is named after Robert Atkinson Gibson (1846-1919), the sixth Episcopal Bishop of Virginia. The Martha Bagby Battle House, also known as the Headmaster's House, was completed in 1934. It consists of a two-story, four-bay, hipped-roof center section extended by protruding one- and two-story bays on all sides. The house is constructed of uncut and uncoursed native fieldstone and is in the English Gothic style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Location

Dyke, Greene County, Virginia
38.26723, -78.55639

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When was Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School listed on the National Register?

Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School?

Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School?

The period of significance for Gibson Memorial Chapel and Martha Bagby Battle House at Blue Ridge School is recorded as the industrial era.

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