312 Port Republic Rd

From the National Register nomination

One-story church of stretcher-bond brick-veneer construction with an asphalt-shingled gable roof, fixed aluminum and stained-glass windows, and a center entrance with double-leaf paneled wood doors. A gabled three-bay portico with modern metal columns shelters the entry area. A paved walk on the church's south side leads down a slope to an outside entrance of the basement/ground-level fellowship hall. A gravel-paved parking lot is located on the north side of the church. In the churchyard is a brick monument-like announcement/sign board, ca. 1940, that reads "J. Avery Miller, Pastor," among other items. Pleasant View's congregation was organized in 1867 and met first in a schoolhouse located outside the neighborhood. A first church, built in 1870, was moved to another site to serve as a schoolhouse in 1880 and replaced by a larger building that stood until it was destroyed by fire in 1979. According to tradition, the foundation of the original church was dug at night by lantern light because the trustees worked on farms during the day. The present building was dedicated September 28, 1980.

Information supplied by Clark et al, "Waynesboro's Black Community," 68..