Hebron Lutheran Church
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 38° 23.728 W 078° 15.271
17S E 739767 N 4253264
Oldest Lutheran church in America still in continuous use is nearby on a country road.
Waymark Code: WMDZNV
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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Nearby stands Hebron Lutheran Church. This cruciform church was built in 1740 and is America’s oldest church in continuous use by Lutherans. The congregation was formed by 1725 by German families, some of whom arrived to Virginia in 1717 to work at Germanna, Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood’s frontier mining community. The church was enlarged about 1800 and a pipe organ crafted by David Tannenburg of Lititz, Pennsylvania. was installed. The interior of the church has elaborate frescoed ceilings painted by the Italian born artist Joseph Oddenino. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

"Nearby" means a few miles along winding Hebron Church Road, which heads east just north of the marker.

Marker Number: JE-4

Marker Title: Hebron Lutheran Church

Marker Location: On VA231 north of Madison

County or Independent City: Madison County

Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2000

Web Site: Not listed
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