208 Church St

A church, Ca. 1860

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1860

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Brick; 2 stories; complex hip roof; 2 bays with protruding rear wing on south; l-story porch across front and around side with sawn millwork pendants and brackets 4 and turned balusters, Italianate characteristics, Ca, 1860, Entrance with {0 transom and sidelights in south bay. Brackets in main cornice. 6/6 lights in facade, 4/4 lights elsewhere. Corbelled chimneys. Ca. 1895; porch extended around side Ca, 1900, Rear wing on south side added

Style: Italianate
Stories: 2
Built of: Brick
Exterior: sawn millwork pendants, brackets, turned balusters, corbelled chimneys
Roof: complex hip roof
Height: About 30 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 2,450 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

protruding rear wing on south
l-story porch across front and around side
Entrance with transom and sidelights in south bay
Brackets in main cornice
6/6 lights in facade
4/4 lights elsewhere

Later changes

porch extended around side Ca, 1900
Rear wing on south side added Ca. 1895

Today

See it on Google Street View (opens Google Maps, where “See more dates” shows older photos)

Nearby

Similar

Nearby markers

Trinity Church, QC-1, 270 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 310 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 350 m
Stuart Hall, I-21, 400 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 410 m

Source: Newtown Historic District National Register Nomination, page 20. Listed there as “208 Church Street.”