Stepping up can save Middlesex County historic sites

Centenary-church
The old portion of the Centenary church building in Saluda was marked for demolition in 2008 and would have been torn down had not eight local citizens stepped forward with will and means to save it. Today, the church building is owned by All Saints Anglican Church and is a regular place of worship. (Photo by Larry Chowning)

(Editor’s note: This is a first in a new series on the county preservationist movement.) 

Over the years, individuals have stepped up in Middlesex County to save old structures that had generationally contributed to cultural and historical values in the county.

One such situation was when eight county men came together in 2008 to form the “Centenary Foundation” and purchased the 1883 Centenary United Methodist Church building in Saluda and saved it from a wrecking ball.

Larry Chowning
Larry Chowninghttps://ssentinel.com
Larry is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel and author of several books centered around the people and places of the Chesapeake Bay.

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