Old Rectory
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National Register of Historic Places

Old Rectory

Also known as Rectory for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
On the Register
since Jul 24, 1973
Significant for
Architecture
Importance
Statewide
Type
Building
Where
S of Perrowville on VA 663, Forest, VA

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About

Old Rectory of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church rectory located near Perrowville, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built in 1787, and is a T-shaped frame dwelling with exterior end chimneys and a gable roof. It features a modern one bay, two-story portico supported by four fluted Doric order columns. From around 1828 to 1904, the house served as the rectory of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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The original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · PDF, 16 MB. Read it at the National Archives ↗

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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41679750 · Wikidata.

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