Hartwood Presbyterian Church, also known as the Yellow Chapel Church, is a historic

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

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located at the junction of VA 705 and 612 in Hartwood,

Stafford County, Virginia Stafford County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a suburb outside of Washington D.C. It is approximately south of D.C. It is part of the Northern Virginia region, and the D.C area. It is one of the fastest growing, and highest ...

. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and is a rectangular brick

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style church. The church was restored in 1866, after having been used by both sides during the

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. During the war, it was the site of Wade Hampton's November 1862 capture of 137 men of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry. The property includes the site of the Hartwood Chapel or Yellow Chapel of about 1767 and a graveyard. Hartwood Presbyterian Church was the only Presbyterian church in Stafford County from about 1807 until 1983. an
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in 1989.

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External links

Hartwood Presbyterian Church websiteFredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania Historical Markers: Hartwood Presbyterian Church E-126
19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Presbyterian churches in Virginia Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek Revival church buildings in Virginia Churches completed in 1866 National Register of Historic Places in Stafford County, Virginia Churches in Stafford County, Virginia 1859 establishments in Virginia {{Virginia-church-stub