Grace Church (Yorktown, Virginia)
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Grace Church is a historic church and cemetery at Route 1003 and Main Street in Yorktown, Virginia
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It was built in 1697 and later updated with a Greek Revival style. Thomas Nelson, Jr.
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1970.
Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634....
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It was built in 1697 and later updated with a Greek Revival style. Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Thomas Nelson, Jr. was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the...
, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1970.