Historic Christ Church-Giving for Preservation and Special Projects

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Giving for Preservation and Special Projects

Preserving Historic Christ Church

The Foundation’s preservation strategy is to sustain the church’s original features, details, and materials for as long as possible, avoiding replacement or reconstruction using modern materials until the deterioration or failure of an original element of the church will cause unacceptable collateral damage. The process of preservation is ongoing and planned in multi-year increments. Projects scheduled through 2008 include conservation of the doors, interior plaster repairs, sash conservation, conservation of the entablature, stabilization of the Carter Tombs, and extensive repairs to the churchyard wall.

Completed projects as of January 2005:	Current and Planned Projects:
Door Conservation $19,380 Sash Conservation $92,360	Entablature Conservation $133,000 Carter Tomb Stabilization $81,000 Churchyard Wall Repair $100,000

If you would like to support a specific project, you may print out a Letter of Intended Support for Capital Projects.
To print this form, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free here:
You may also contact our Executive Director at cbennett@christchurch1735.org or 804.438.6855 to request the appropriate materials.

Preservation Fund
Gifts can be directed to specific projects or to the Preservation Fund, which provides the Board of Directors with a resource for performing essential repair or maintenance work on the Church when other funding is not available.
Special Projects
Phase II Archaeological Exploration of 1670 Church Site and Brick Kilns Project: $30,000
Based on an Identification, or Phase I, Survey conduted in 1999, the Board of Directors adopted a cultural resources management plan in 2001 that will guide future archaeological research, museum development, and collections management. The Identification Survey uncovered several sites of significant potential. The projected archaeological evaluations are designed to provide more comprehensive exploration into both the wooden church built here in 1670 and the brick kilns and early eighteenth-century construction methods associated with the church completed in 1735. Exploration of the brick kiln and 1670 church sites will determine the extent, integrity, quality and interpretive implications of the cultural resources present within each site. Findings here will help the Foundation develop new indoor and outdoor displays that enhance our interpretation of the Church and its surroundings; provide adult visitors as well as children participating in the School Programs new and exciting learning opportunities; and give scholars with an interest in eighteenth-century manufacturing techniques or early colonial Virginia ecclesiastical architecture new insights. The education programs for children and interpretative elements for visitors will be incorporated in the Foundation’s operating budget. We anticipate the sponsorship of a major brick manufacturer for an interpretive display based on the brick kilns.