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Butterwood Chapel

Built by 1763 on or near the present site. The Reverend Devereux Jarrett, a father of Methodism in Virginia, ministered to the congregation. Capt. Henry D. Dickerson C.S.A. revived the church after the War. William Randolph Atkinson designed and built the present frame building about 1866.

Photographed May 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz.

County Court House

Completed in 1851, it was remodeled after the Civil War. The Greek Doric portico was added in 1933. It's of brick construction, painted white.

Photographed May 6, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

Planters Bank

Located across the street from the County Court House

Photographed May 6, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz

Sapony Church

The original church was built Circa 1726 - Devereux Jarrett, a proponent of the Great Awakening and of the Methodist movement within the Episcopal Church, served as its rector from 1763 to 1801. This structure was built in 1880 of material from the 1776 church. It is registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark. The Sapponi were an Indian tribe who lived in this area.

Photographed May 6, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz


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