Farnham Church is a historic

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church located at

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, Richmond County, Virginia. It was built in 1737, and is a one-story, cruciform shaped brick

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era church building. It measures 63 feet, 8 inches, feet by 58 feet, 2 inches, and is topped by a gable roof. Two years into the War of 1812, bullet holes were left in the walls during a conflict between the Virginia militia and the British fleet, led by

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George Cockburn. This event was called the Skirmish at Farnham Church. During the Civil War the church was used by Union soldiers as a stable. The church was last renovated in 1921 in the Georgian Revival style. an
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Farnham Church (Episcopal), State Routes 602 & 607, Farnham, Richmond, VA
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