Ruble Church is a historic church at the junction of CR 34/1 and 34/2 in Burning Springs, Wirt County, West Virginia. It was built in 1854, and is a one-story, rectangular, gable-roofed log structure measuring 15 feet (4.6 m) by 25 feet (7.6 m). Also on the property is the church cemetery, in which the oldest graves are dated to 1857–1858.[2]

Ruble Church
Ruble Church is located in West Virginia
Ruble Church
Ruble Church is located in the United States
Ruble Church
LocationJct. of CR 34/1 and 34/2, Burning Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates39°0′7″N 81°18′29″W / 39.00194°N 81.30806°W / 39.00194; -81.30806
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1854
NRHP reference No.82004332[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The church was demolished in September 2020. As of November 2020, it is being reconstructed on the same spot using some of the original logs.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rodney S . Collins (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ruble Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.