A Report Describing Grace (York) Church, located in Yorktown, Virginia
Hatch CE. 1957. A Report Describing Grace (York) Church, located in Yorktown, Virginia. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This report concerns Grace Church, which was a functioning Episcopal Church serving the York-Hampton Parish that included Yorktown and the area around it. The purpose is to present an overview of the history of the church, one of Yorktown's surviving links with its colonial and revolutionary past. This includes descriptive facts about the structure itself with information about its preservation, restoration, and repair. Since its construction around 1697, the church played an important role in the history of Yorktown. In addition to its connection with the Siege of Yorktown, it is the final resting place of remains of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, it helps to tell the story of colonial Yorktown, it is significant in the story of the Episcopal Church in Virginia and the nation, and it is a living feature in a historic area. The report addresses details of location, the church bell, surrounding burial ground, and uses. The York Church suffered war damages during the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, and it was consumed by fire in 1814. The rebuilding was not achieved until 1848.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hatch, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 1957-02-12
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- COLO , NER
- Keywords
- American Revolution, battle, burial ground, Charles River Parish, church, church bell, churchyard, Civil War, Episcopal Church, fire, Grace Church, military, rebuilt, religion, Siege of Yorktown, social center, steeple, York Church