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Frying Pan Meetinghouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Frying Pan Meetinghouse

Also known as Frying Pan Old School Baptist Church (1832); Frying Pan Sprin

Floris’s first place on the National RegisterListed Feb 5, 1991; only 1,345 of Virginia’s 3,272 listings are older
Vernacular Post-and-BeamListed 1991Floris
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About Frying Pan Meetinghouse

Frying Pan Meetinghouse, at 2615 Centreville Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 5, 1991: the first place in Floris to be listed. Only 1,345 of Virginia’s 3,272 listings are older. The Register lists it for its black history and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 2.5 acres.

What it isChurch building in Virginia, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 19 MB · National Archives↗
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2615 Centreville Rd., Floris · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Frying Pan MeetinghouseStart here
  2. 2Floris Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.4 mi on
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1 more Register listing within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMerrybrookEarly Republic1.1 mi

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Questions about Frying Pan Meetinghouse

Is Frying Pan Meetinghouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 5, 1991 (Register number 91000016).

Is Frying Pan Meetinghouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Potomac Canal Historic District, 9.5 miles away.

Can you visit Frying Pan Meetinghouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Frying Pan Meetinghouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41680502 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.