Edgemont Church is a historic

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building located near Christiansburg,

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. It was built about 1860, and is a one-story, three bay by three bay, frame structure. It has a pedimented principal facade with a large circular louvered vent, paneled corner pilasters with molded capitals and segmentally arched openings. Also on the property is a contributing church

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. an
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in 1989.

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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Churches completed in 1860 Churches in Montgomery County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Virginia {{Virginia-church-stub