Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic

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located near Rapidan,

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. It was built in 1874, and is a

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frame building covered with board-and-batten siding. It features a three-stage tower at the gable end with a ground level with an equilateral-arched doorway, a middle level with a

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, and a

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with double pointed windows. an
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in 1975. It is located in the Rapidan Historic District.

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