Bremo Slave Chapel, Gothic Revival chapel in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
The Bremo Slave Chapel displays wooden board-and-batten construction with architectural elements that follow the Gothic Revival design principles of the 1830s.
John Hartwell Cocke built this chapel in 1835 specifically for enslaved individuals at Bremo plantation, making it the only known slave chapel in Virginia.
The chapel served as both a religious center and an educational space where enslaved people received reading instruction, despite such teaching being illegal at the time.
The structure now functions as a parish hall for Grace Episcopal Church in Bremo Bluff after being relocated from its original plantation location in 1884.
The chapel's brick foundation remains in its stretcher bond arrangement, preserving the architectural techniques used in religious buildings of the antebellum period.
Location: Virginia
Inception: 1835
Architects: John Hartwell Cocke
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
GPS coordinates: 37.71690,-78.29750
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:25
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