Old Brick Church (Bacon's Castle, Virginia)
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Old Brick Church is a historic church in Bacon's Castle, Virginia.
It was a brick rectangular room church built in 1754 about a mile northwest of Bacon's Castle
in Surry County, Virginia
. The church was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by freed African slaves following the American Civil War
but its thick brick walls remained standing. Its ruins were added to the National Register in 1986. The Old Brick Church was typical of the Virginia vernacular churches of the colonial period and closely resembled the surviving circa 1743 Merchant's Hope
Church in Prince George County. The ruins were seriously damaged by falling trees during Hurricane Isabel
in 2003 but have since been stabilized. According to local legend the ruins of the Old Brick Church are said to be haunted.
It was a brick rectangular room church built in 1754 about a mile northwest of Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia, USA, and is one of the oldest dateable brick buildings in Virginia....
in Surry County, Virginia
Surry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,058 people, 2,619 households, and 1,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 3,294 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
. The church was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by freed African slaves following the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
but its thick brick walls remained standing. Its ruins were added to the National Register in 1986. The Old Brick Church was typical of the Virginia vernacular churches of the colonial period and closely resembled the surviving circa 1743 Merchant's Hope
Merchant's Hope
Merchant's Hope was the name of a plantation and church established in the Virginia Colony in the 17th century. It was also the name of an English sailing ship, Merchant’s Hope, which plied the waters regularly from England to the Colonies...
Church in Prince George County. The ruins were seriously damaged by falling trees during Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Isabel formed near the Cape Verde Islands from a tropical wave on September 6 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean...
in 2003 but have since been stabilized. According to local legend the ruins of the Old Brick Church are said to be haunted.