Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Willis, Floyd County, Virginia
Listed
March 29, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000226

About this property

Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, also known as Grace Baptist Church, is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery in Willis, Floyd County, Virginia. It was built in 1954, and is one of six "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress and built between 1919 and the early 1950s. The building consists of a one-story, gable-fronted rectangular form with a roughly square, Gothic Revival bell tower on the building's northeast corner. The building was erected on a poured concrete foundation, and has walls of light framing covered with a thick quartz and quartzite fieldstone exterior veneer. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

5733 Floyd Hwy S
Willis, Floyd County, Virginia
36.85619, -80.48447

Categories

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When was Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery?

Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery?

The period of significance for Willis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1919.

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