Tygarts Valley Church, also known as Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church, is a Presbyterian church on U.S. Routes 219/250 in Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia.
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| Location | U.S. Routes 219/250 Huttonsville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°43′2″N 79°58′41″W / 38.71722°N 79.97806°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Isaac Pursell; Chenowith, Lemuel |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000797[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1986 |
History edit
It was built in 1883 in a wooden Gothic Revival architectural style on a sandstone foundation.
Description edit
The church measures 61 by 31 feet (18.6 by 9.4 m) and features a 105-foot-tall (32 m) spire.[2][3]
Designer and Contruction edit
The Philadelphia architectural firm of Isaac Purcell designed the building. Bridge builder Lemuel Chenoweth was responsible for the construction. The colorful windows, are rolled cathedral glass, imported from Scotland.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[3]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ William T. Wright (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tygarts Valley Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ a b c . 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050253/http://wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/randolph/86000797.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
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