Fork Church

Not to be confused with Little Fork Church.

Fork Church is a historic Episcopal church located near Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built in 1736, and is a one-story, gable roofed brick building. It measures approximately 34 feet by 74 feet and has walls 22 inches thick. The front facade features a small pedimented porch supported on square brick columns, both probably added in the early-19th century. Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery. Among the more-notable persons who often attended services at Fork Church were Patrick Henry, Dolley Madison, and the novelist Thomas Nelson Page. From 1893 to 1903, Fork Church's rector was the Reverend S. S. Hepburn, grandfather of actress Katharine Hepburn.^[3]

Fork Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Jct. of VA 738 and VA 658, near Ashland, Virginia
Coordinates	37°51′13″N 77°31′54″W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1736 (1736)
NRHP reference No.	70000801[1]
VLR No.	042-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1970
Designated VLR	December 2, 1970 [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1]