Visiting Polegreen

General Information

Polegreen Church is located in eastern Hanover County, 12 miles from downtown Richmond, Virginia.

Address 6411 Heatherwood Drive
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116

Office Hours Telephone (804) 730-3837

Email admin@historicpolegreenchurch.org

Admission Admission to Polegreen Church is free and open to the public. Dogs are welcome—just be mindful and clean up after them!

Hours The Polegreen grounds are open from sunrise to sunset, year-round. The Visitors' Center is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 3pm.

Map & Driving Directions

Guide-by-Cell Tour of the site

Visitors to the historic Polegreen Church site can now take a tour of the site using their cellular phone. By calling (804) 205-9836, Dr. Dan Roberts of the University of Richmond and host of National Public Radio's “A Moment in Time” will guide you through the history and significance of Polegreen Church. You can listen to this virtual tour by choosing one of the segments below. All files are in mp3 format.

  1. Religious Freedom
  2. Polegreen Church: The Beginning
  3. Samuel Davies
  4. Samuel Davies and Patrick Henry
  5. Moving toward Tolerance
  6. Davies and Black Literacy
  7. Princeton
  8. The Demise of Polegreen Church
  9. Polegreen Today
  10. Why Preserve Polegreen

Aerial View of Historic Polegreen

Satellite Map

Imagery © 2020 Commonwealth of Virginia, Maxar Technologies, Map data © 2020

Virtual Tour

Credit: Bizvirtual360


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Physical Address

6411 Heatherwood Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 2111
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Contact Us

(804) 730-3837
admin@historicpolegreenchurch.org

General Information

Polegreen Church is located in eastern Hanover County, 12 miles from downtown Richmond, Virginia.

Hours

Sunrise to sunset, year-round. Visitors' Center: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9am to 3pm.

Admission

Free and open to the public.


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Historic Polegreen Church Foundation | P.O. Box 2111, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 | (804) 730-3837 | admin@historicpolegreenchurch.org