Christiansburg Presbyterian Church is a historic

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located at 107 W. Main Street in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The church was organized in 1827. The building was erected in 1853 and is a four bay long, brick church building with a low hipped roof. It features a three-stage tower consisting of a low, plain base, a square belfry with coupled

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corner pilasters, and a blind lantern stage. The whole is capped by an octagonal spire. Also on the property is the contributing former Rectory, now known as the Kinnard Smith Building and used as a parish house. an
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in 1978. It is located in the

Christiansburg Downtown Historic District Christiansburg Downtown Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located at Christiansburg, Virginia, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 32 contributing buildings, 1 c ...

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