Graves Chapel and Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Graves Chapel and Cemetery

Stanley, Page County, Virginia
Listed
May 28, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
08000481

About this property

Graves Chapel and Cemetery, also known as Graves Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Stanley, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is a simple one-story, frame church building. It was enlarged about 1870. The center entry and flanking windows on the front gable end have Gothic Revival lancet arches and the gable roof is topped by and open belfry. Also on the property are the contributing church cemetery with burials dating to 1860, and the parsonage, a two-story frame residence built about 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Location

457 Chapel Rd.
Stanley, Page County, Virginia
38.57674, -78.48767

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Graves Chapel and Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Graves Chapel and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Graves Chapel and Cemetery?

Graves Chapel and Cemetery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Graves Chapel and Cemetery?

The period of significance for Graves Chapel and Cemetery is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1856.

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