Immanuel Episcopal Church (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
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Immanuel Episcopal Church
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| Location | SR 606, 1.7 mi. E of jct. with US 360, Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°38′35″N 77°12′59″W / 37.64306°N 77.21639°WCoordinates: 37°38′35″N 77°12′59″W / 37.64306°N 77.21639°W |
| Built | 1853, 1881, 1916, 1967 |
| Architect | unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 96000577 |
| VLR # | 042-0125 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | December 6, 1995 |
Immanuel Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia.
It was built in 1853 largely through the efforts of George Washington Bassett, grandnephew of Martha Custis Washington, who matched a contribution from St. Paul's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Bassett's farm Clover Lea included the site of the first Anglican church in the area (circa 1684 and about a furlong away). However, disestablishment after the American Revolutionary War led to the abandonment of many structures, as the Anglican Church nearly disappeared despite its change to the Episcopal Church. Its replacement by the 1840s was a dilapidated wood building at a crossroads called "Old Church" and shared by Episcopalians, Baptist and Campbellite (later Disciples of Christ) congregations... Rt.Rev. John Johns, assistant to Rt.Rev. William Meade consecrated the building on April 3, 1854, with Rev. William Norwood, retired from Monumental Church and St. Paul's in Richmond, conducting monthly services for several years. The church was named Immanuel to distinguish it from what had been the Upper Church of St. Paul's parish, that near Hanover court house.
During the American Civil War, the congregation had definite Confederate sympathies. Rev. David Carraway served as rector from 1857 until his death in 1869, and before the Battle of Cold Harbor in mid-1864 was only allowed to visit Mr. Bassett and his family under Union guard. Immanuel Church also served as a hospital during the conflict. Battles were fought nearby in the Peninsular Campaign in 1862, and especially the Overland Campaign in 1864.
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