First Universalist Church of Sharpsville is a historic Universalist church located at 131 N. Mercer Avenue in Sharpsville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The church was built between 1882 and 1884, and is a richly decorated brick and stone church building in a High Victorian Gothic style. It measures 52 feet by 42 feet and the interior takes the Akron plan. The property includes the parsonage; a two-story Queen Anne style dwelling built in 1888.[2]
First Universalist Church of Sharpsville | |
 Front of the church | |
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| Location | 131 N. Mercer Ave., Sharpsville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′59″N 80°28′33″W / 41.26639°N 80.47583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Sidney W. Foulk |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000491[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 2003 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] The Sharpsville Area Historical Society purchased the building in 2000 and is in the process of restoring it. The building serves as the Society's headquarters.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-21. Note: This includes Ralph C. Mehler (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: First Universalist Church of Sharpsville" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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