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Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an historic church located on the west side of U.S. Route 301, just north of the Rappahannock River in Port Conway, Virginia, in the United States. Emmanuel Church and its historic graveyard are located in front of Belle Grove. In 1751, future President James Madison was born at Belle Grove, the childhood home of his mother, Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway. On January 7, 1987, Emmanuel Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Emmanuel Church ** (added 1987 - Building - #86003593)
- Also known as Emmanuel Episcopal Church
- US 301, Port Conway
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Niernsee & Neilson
- Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
- Area of Significance: Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1850-1874
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
- Current Function: Religion
- Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
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Emmanuel Church is still in use and is one of three churches that form the Hanover-with-Brunswick Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. The rector of the parish is the Rev. Deborah Johnson Newcomb.[2] Services are held once or twice a month at Emmanuel.[3]
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